190 results about "Sailing craft" patented technology

A group of devices and machines for converting the mechanical energy of live loads into electricity. A generator is operated by gears which in their turn are operated by a Bourdon tube or similar-acting device fed by working fluid in a pipe from a reservoir. The reservoir walls are impacted by a choice of the rolling weight of a motor vehicle, the bending force on some object and/or by a decompressing force on the working fluid. The invention is applied to roadways, buildings, sailboats, cars with internal combustion engines, elevators, ships and bridges. If the varying impacts are caused by wind or subsurface ocean currents a new type of diverging nozzle is used to magnify pressure input. By using the invention pressure waves are used to transfer energy with minimal movement of working fluid, minimizing friction and other losses.

A wind turbine rotor, the rotor blades of which are shaped generally to resemble the sail of an Oceanic sprit rig sailboat (a traditional sailing craft with a sail plan having unusual and significant aerodynamic properties). The rotor blades might be movably mounted to maximize use of apparent wind. An alternative embodiment includes a contra-rotating rotor of similar design.

A wind driven sailing craft is disclosed with a hydrofoil element which provides variable lift to the stern of the craft to maintain a level trim when the craft is operated under power propulsion. The hydrofoil element includes a hydrofoil wing which rotates on a transverse axis to provide the desired lift.

A mounting system for a boom (14) of a landsailer (1) includes a resilient flexible member (12), at one end engageable with a rearward portion of the landsailer frame (2) and at the other end with the main sheet (13). A steering mechanism includes a shaft (6) which extends through an aperture (5a) in the mast (3) or mast receptacle (3a) and an aperture (5b) in the frame (2). A wheel (8) is connected to one end of the shaft (6) and the driver operates the other end of the shaft (6). The frame (2) includes a cockpit section (20), mast receptacle (3a), saddle frame (10) and steering section (21) each engageable to form the landsailer frame (2). The dimensions of each part of the mast receptacle (3a), saddle frame (10) and steering section (21) are equal or smaller than the dimensions of the cockpit section (20). The sail (4) includes a pocket (17) to receive the boom (14), and a lower sail portion (4a) extending below the pocket (17).

The invention discloses a sailing ship track recording system. The sailing ship track recording system comprises a monitoring system, a display system, a first handheld controller which is arranged on a starting point ship, a second handheld controller which is arranged on a finishing point ship, and at least one global position system (GPS) terminal which is arranged on a sailing ship. The GPS terminal which is arranged on the sailing ship is used for receiving a GPS signal and transmits satellite positioning data to the monitoring system periodically through a wireless network. The monitoring system is used for treating the satellite positioning data which is sent by the GPS terminal on the sailing ship to obtain position data of the sailing ship and recording a motion trail of the sailing ship according to the position data. The monitoring system further generates a competition grade table according to ship numbers and tape breasting time information sent by the second handheld controller. The sailing ship track recording system can achieve automatic clocking and point recording of a sailing ship competition, and improves efficiency and precision of the clocking and the point recording of the sailing ship competition.

A sailing craft propelled by a tilting sail system comprising an aerofoil sail capable of omni-directional attitude for wind propulsion. The sail is fixed to the craft in such a manner as to permit omni-directional attitude. Sail control means allows the sail placement in a forward propulsion attitude relative to wind direction. The sail is rigid and has an asymmetric shape.

The invention discloses a method for determining a minimum turning radius based on a sailboat sail attack angle, and the method comprises the steps: building a sailboat model based on the internal relation between a sail acting force coefficient and the sail attack angle through the comprehensive consideration of sail boosting force and side thrust in combination with the parameters of a target sailboat; integrating rudder stress factors, and establishing a rudder stress model. A sailboat motion model is established by using a response type three-degree-of-freedom ship manipulation separation(MMG) method, the common influence of a sail and a rudder on the rotation performance of the sailboat is comprehensively considered, and a relative wind direction angle and a sail attack angle range capable of assisting the target sailboat to rotate are selected, so that a sail attack angle strategy for realizing the minimum rotation radius of the target sailboat is obtained, and quantitative dataare provided for virtual anchoring of the unmanned sailing ship under the condition of the minimum turning radius.

A capstan is provided for being secured to a sailing craft in order to tension a line attached to a sail. The capstan includes a fixed base housing a shaft and a gearbox, a barrel around which the line can be wound, the barrel being mounted such that it is capable of rotating in just one direction around the base and connected to the shaft via the gearbox. The rotation of the shaft is accompanied by rotating of the barrel about the base. The capstan includes elements for assessing the tension in the line and for selecting at least one speed when the tension exceeds a predetermined threshold. The gearbox includes an interior annulus, the annulus being mounted such that it can rotate inside the barrel against the effect of elements that apply a friction and/or elastic return force to the annulus so that it can turn in relation to the barrel when the tension is above the threshold.

A nautical device, for adjusting the bow sail of a sail boat comprises a cross-shape support element including a support rail, therealong a carriage to which the bow sail is attached slides. The device comprises moreover driving and locking means for driving and locking the carriage to/at a desired position on the rail. The device allows, by driving the carriage to which the sail hook is attached, to modify the angle of incidence of the sail, with respect to the wind, as the sail boat is driven with the sail close to the wind, to always hold the same angle of incidence of the wind on the sail, and jam the direction of the sail boat toward the wind, to substantially achieve an upwind condition, to remove the sail from the spanker (with a butterfly type of sail), thereby increasing the surface of the sail thereon the wind incides (like a Spinnaker).

The invention discloses a sailboat movement training ground simulation system and simulation method. According to the system, a wind tunnel technology, a balance technology, a motion simulation technology, an AR technology, a human body posture monitoring technology and a high-performance control and data collection system are employed, and a sailboat movement algorithm operates based on the hydrodynamic data of a sailboat, the movement of the sailboat under different sea surface environments can be truly simulated, and athletes are helped to carry out sailboat movement training on the groundunder multiple sea conditions. The system can be used for repeated training aiming at a certain technical action, so that the athletes are helped to form muscle memory in a short time, and the controlcapability of the sailboat is greatly improved. The sailboat movement training ground simulation system can record the stress, posture and track of the sailboat, the posture of the athletes and a boat operation mode in real time, realizes quantification and visualization of understanding of related information, and provides data for subsequent training analysis and summary.

The invention discloses a telescopic and foldable sailing boat mast including a first sleeve rod, a first sliding cavity is formed in the first sleeve rod; a second sleeve rod is arranged in the firstsliding cavity in a sleeving manner; a second sliding cavity is formed in the second sleeve rod; a sleeve rod baffle is arranged in the second sliding cavity; the upper end surface of the sleeve rodbaffle plate is connected with a sleeve rod spring; the upper end of the sleeve rod spring is connected with a third sleeve rod; the third sleeve rod is arranged in the second sliding cavity in a sleeving manner; a power mechanism is arranged on the front side of the upper end of the first sleeve rod; a wire passing groove is formed in the lower end of the front side of the second sleeve rod; a movable pulley is arranged in the wire passing groove; a traction rope is wound around the movable pulley, one end of the traction rope is connected with the power mechanism, the other end of the traction rope is fixed to the lower end face of the third sleeve rod, the device comprises the stand column, the sail rod and the sail body are contracted and folded to different degrees, the height and thewidth are effectively reduced, and the windward area is reasonably reduced.