New Steering System
Rio Controls & Hydraulics (RCH) said it has developed a new steering system by modifying existing inductive sensors used in the oil and gas industry to reach a design that the company said will provide accurate and longer lasting sensor command and feedback signals. This technology aims to replace conventional devices such as potentiometers, as RCH claims its system offers many advantages over traditional steering. Features include: Inductive Technology has no moving parts; These sensors are rated IP67; Using this new technology allows RCH to calibrate the entire steering system to include command sensors, feedback sensors, limit switches and rudder angle indication sensors in under 30 minutes.
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(As published in the May 2014 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News - http://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter)
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Content
- New Concept Eliminating Crude Oil Spill Spread page: 10
- BOS Provides 2-5% Fuel Savings page: 10
- Floating Production System Orders Outlook page: 12
- The Treatment of Foreign Seafarers page: 16
- Hydrodynamic Software Suites page: 19
- SEEMP: Potential Win-win for Commercial Vessels page: 20
- Ergonomic Controls Innovation for ECDIS, Bridge Controls page: 22
- To Litigate, or Arbitrate? That is the Question page: 24
- Experts Weigh Training Factor into Sewol Tragedy page: 26
- Does e-Learning Work? page: 30
- Elmer A. Sperry: Pioneer of Modern Naval Tech page: 32
- Aviator & Engineer: Lawrence Burst Sperry page: 38
- U.S. Navy's AGOR 27: R/V Neil Armstrong page: 40
- Classification Leaders Weigh in on Marine Propulsion page: 44
- Interview: Rich Hobbie, Water Quality Insurance Syndicate (WQIS) page: 48
- Mammoet: World’s Biggest Crawler Crane Installs Legs on Ship page: 52
- ALP Tugs Get Rolls-Royce Deck Equipment page: 52
- Traction and Control System for Tugboat Winches page: 53
- Townsville Opts for a Liebherr LHM 420 page: 53
- WASSP Goes Wireless with New Remote Mapping System page: 55
- Danelec’s 3G VDR page: 55
- ABB Energy Management System page: 55
- Transas Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator page: 55
- Color LCD Radar from SI-TEX page: 55
- Martek: Network-Connected ECDIS page: 55
- Vessel Optimization Data page: 55
- Lilaas L01 Control page: 56
- Northport Actisense Engine Monitoring Units page: 56
- MarineNav’s New Line of Displays page: 56
- Voyager Planning Station Adds AtoBviaC Distance Tables page: 56
- L-3 SAM for DanTysk Wind Project page: 56
- Navis Joystick System for New Yacht page: 56
- Ship-to-Turbine Oil Change System page: 57
- USN Orders Hoffer Flow Measurement Systems page: 57
- Phoenix Launches HDL-LED Series page: 57
- New Line of Safety Switches page: 57
- HAL Retrofits VDRs on Fleet page: 57
- New Steering System page: 57
