RUDDER ROLL STABILIZATION: THE DUTCH SOLUTION

The Dutch company Van Rietschoten & Houwens has developed a rudder roll stabilization (RRS) autopilot that uses the rudder not only to control the heading of a ship but to simultaneously reduce the roll motions. Concurrently wih the design of the autopilot, research on the design of a ship and its steering gear was carried out to improve the potential effectiveness of an RRS system. This paper describes the final results of this research. From the point of view of control, it specifies several general requirements for the design of a ship, its steering gear and its RRS autopilot. It is demonstrated that a successful application of an RRS system cannot be obtained unless these requirements are met. In addition, it discusses the first practical realization of an RRS autopilot to be installed on board the new M-class frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article; Reprints paper prepared for presentation at ASNE Day 1990
• Authors:
  • van der Klugt, P G
• Publication Date: 1990-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 10 p.
• Serial:
  • Naval Engineers Journal
  • Volume: 102
  • Issue Number: No.3
  • ISSN: 0028-1425

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic pilot (Aircraft); Automatic pilot (Ships)
• Old TRIS Terms: Roll stabilizers; Rudder stabilizers
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00659712
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM