Plotting device
US4283861A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1979 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A plotting device for use on a nautical or air chart for course finding in which there is a body portion which has graduations which are in scale with the chart with which the device will be used. There will also be a straight edge on this device and a roller with its axis parallel to the straight edge as a means for rolling the straight edge from a desired course position to a compass rose on the chart for determining the direction of the course. Upon this roller there will also be an indication of the speed of the boat or plane which is to be plotted and from that speed designation will be indications cooperating with the graduations on the body to determine the time which it will take for a boat or a plane moving at the selected speed to travel certain distances along the body of the device as shown by the graduations. The device will also have means to calculate angles of current or wind that may affect the direct line of course from one point to another and which may be used in connection with the body of the device to plot the proper angle of course to compensate for the current or wind in a direction at something of an angle to the desired course.
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