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Will gyros replace "fin" stabilizers on larger boats?
Interesting concept:
http://www.seakeeper.com/gyro.html Looks like about $100k all done, however. Price will be an issue at that level, particularly for many folks owning one of the boats on the smaller end of the size range for a single gyro application, 35-55 feet. |
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Will gyros replace "fin" stabilizers on larger boats?
On Nov 7, 12:25 pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
Interesting concept: http://www.seakeeper.com/gyro.html Looks like about $100k all done, however. Price will be an issue at that level, particularly for many folks owning one of the boats on the smaller end of the size range for a single gyro application, 35-55 feet. How can lamb on pita do that? Okay, okay, so I'm NOT a comedian! |
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Will gyros replace "fin" stabilizers on larger boats?
Chuck Gould wrote:
Interesting concept: http://www.seakeeper.com/gyro.html Looks like about $100k all done, however. Price will be an issue at that level, particularly for many folks owning one of the boats on the smaller end of the size range for a single gyro application, 35-55 feet. Another small misstep for mankind... http://tinyurl.com/2sot9t Interesting idea, though. |
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Will gyros replace "fin" stabilizers on larger boats?
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:25:02 -0800, Chuck Gould
wrote: Interesting concept: http://www.seakeeper.com/gyro.html Looks like about $100k all done, however. Price will be an issue at that level, particularly for many folks owning one of the boats on the smaller end of the size range for a single gyro application, 35-55 feet. Interesting video. I wonder how it affects bow-to-stern movement? It is a gyro - seems to me that if it has that much of an effect on side-to-side roll, it would have the same effect on bow-to-stern movement.. |
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Will gyros replace "fin" stabilizers on larger boats?
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... Interesting video. I wonder how it affects bow-to-stern movement? It is a gyro - seems to me that if it has that much of an effect on side-to-side roll, it would have the same effect on bow-to-stern movement.. The gyro vacuum enclosure appears to be mechanically restricted to fore and aft gimble movement, so I suspect it stabilizes on one axis only. How the fore and aft movement translates to stabilizing beam to beam I think has something to do with the principles of gyroscopic progression, similar to helecopter controls of blade pitch. But, I might be wrong. Eisboch |
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Will gyros replace "fin" stabilizers on larger boats?
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... Interesting video. I wonder how it affects bow-to-stern movement? It is a gyro - seems to me that if it has that much of an effect on side-to-side roll, it would have the same effect on bow-to-stern movement.. The gyro vacuum enclosure appears to be mechanically restricted to fore and aft gimble movement, so I suspect it stabilizes on one axis only. How the fore and aft movement translates to stabilizing beam to beam I think has something to do with the principles of gyroscopic progression, similar to helecopter controls of blade pitch. But, I might be wrong. Eisboch I've been studying the drawing of the system and thinking about it. I think I know how it works. Pretty clever. When the boat starts to rock, the spinning gyro exerts a force opposite to the boat's rocking direction. That force is coupled to the beam located in the boat (probably a stringer) that either lifts or pushes on it to counteract the direction of the "rock". Eisboch |
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Will gyros replace "fin" stabilizers on larger boats?
Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... Interesting video. I wonder how it affects bow-to-stern movement? It is a gyro - seems to me that if it has that much of an effect on side-to-side roll, it would have the same effect on bow-to-stern movement.. The gyro vacuum enclosure appears to be mechanically restricted to fore and aft gimble movement, so I suspect it stabilizes on one axis only. How the fore and aft movement translates to stabilizing beam to beam I think has something to do with the principles of gyroscopic progression, similar to helecopter controls of blade pitch. But, I might be wrong. Eisboch I've been studying the drawing of the system and thinking about it. I think I know how it works. Pretty clever. When the boat starts to rock, the spinning gyro exerts a force opposite to the boat's rocking direction. That force is coupled to the beam located in the boat (probably a stringer) that either lifts or pushes on it to counteract the direction of the "rock". Eisboch And then the boat cracks open and sinks... |
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Will gyros replace "fin" stabilizers on larger boats?
On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:48:27 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... Interesting video. I wonder how it affects bow-to-stern movement? It is a gyro - seems to me that if it has that much of an effect on side-to-side roll, it would have the same effect on bow-to-stern movement.. The gyro vacuum enclosure appears to be mechanically restricted to fore and aft gimble movement, so I suspect it stabilizes on one axis only. How the fore and aft movement translates to stabilizing beam to beam I think has something to do with the principles of gyroscopic progression, similar to helecopter controls of blade pitch. But, I might be wrong. I've been studying the drawing of the system and thinking about it. I think I know how it works. Pretty clever. When the boat starts to rock, the spinning gyro exerts a force opposite to the boat's rocking direction. That force is coupled to the beam located in the boat (probably a stringer) that either lifts or pushes on it to counteract the direction of the "rock". Sound like it might work that way. I wish I knew more about how gyroscopes work. Can they be mounted such that the output axis is fixed rather than three dimensional? |
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Will gyros replace "fin" stabilizers on larger boats?
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... Interesting video. I wonder how it affects bow-to-stern movement? It is a gyro - seems to me that if it has that much of an effect on side-to-side roll, it would have the same effect on bow-to-stern movement.. The gyro vacuum enclosure appears to be mechanically restricted to fore and aft gimble movement, so I suspect it stabilizes on one axis only. How the fore and aft movement translates to stabilizing beam to beam I think has something to do with the principles of gyroscopic progression, similar to helecopter controls of blade pitch. But, I might be wrong. Eisboch I've been studying the drawing of the system and thinking about it. I think I know how it works. Pretty clever. When the boat starts to rock, the spinning gyro exerts a force opposite to the boat's rocking direction. That force is coupled to the beam located in the boat (probably a stringer) that either lifts or pushes on it to counteract the direction of the "rock". Eisboch http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/72...scription.html |
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Will gyros replace "fin" stabilizers on larger boats?
"D.Duck" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... Interesting video. I wonder how it affects bow-to-stern movement? It is a gyro - seems to me that if it has that much of an effect on side-to-side roll, it would have the same effect on bow-to-stern movement.. The gyro vacuum enclosure appears to be mechanically restricted to fore and aft gimble movement, so I suspect it stabilizes on one axis only. How the fore and aft movement translates to stabilizing beam to beam I think has something to do with the principles of gyroscopic progression, similar to helecopter controls of blade pitch. But, I might be wrong. Eisboch I've been studying the drawing of the system and thinking about it. I think I know how it works. Pretty clever. When the boat starts to rock, the spinning gyro exerts a force opposite to the boat's rocking direction. That force is coupled to the beam located in the boat (probably a stringer) that either lifts or pushes on it to counteract the direction of the "rock". Eisboch http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/72...scription.html Hey, I was pretty close! Not bad for an electrical guy. Eisboch |
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