Automatic steering system for a torpedo

US3938456A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · US

Inventors

• Paul C. Gardiner · Scotia, US
• Robert S. Gardner · Pont d'Écluse de Morey, US
• Clifford Mannal · Schenectady, US
• John Payne · Sacramento, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 4, 1950
• Grant date: Feb 17, 1976
• Expiry date: Oct 4, 1970

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F42B19/01
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In an automatic steering system for directing a moving body, said system ng provided with reversibly-motorized depth steering gear including two motor reversing circuits, one, upon energization, setting said gear for climb and another, upon energization, setting said gear for dive, a pendulum mounted for swinging movement in either of two directions relative to said body and having contacts adapted to close one of said climb and dive circuits depending on the direction of said relative swinging movement, and a follow-up link transmitting steering movement of said motorized gear to said pendulum contacts thereby affecting the energization of said circuit.