Attitude and Roll Stabilizer for Towed Undersea Devices
Abstract
An attitude and roll stabilizer for towed undersea vehicles includes a vertical joining rod having an upper end and a lower end, a roll control weight mounted to the lower end of the vertical joining rod, an attitude control surface mounted to the upper end of the vertical joining rod, a tow rod pivotally mounted transverse to the vertical joining rod, an actuator member connected to the vertical joining rod between the tow rod and the roll control weight, and a connecting bar connecting the actuator adjacent to the aft end of the tow rod. A change in tow speed of the towed vehicle selectively pivots the tow rod about the vertical joining rod, and is correspondingly compensated for with a counteractive pitching of the attitude control surface and the roll control weight, thereby maintaining the level of the towed vehicle at the altered speed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 24, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADD019912
Entities
People
- Richard M. Ead
- Robert L. Pendleton
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy