Paper for the Millenium Seminar 2001

SCHOTTEL Steering and Control Systems

Author: Peter Gnther, SCHOTTEL GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
SCHOTTEL GmbH & Co. KG, founded in !" in S#ay on the $i%er $hine in
Germany, i& the head'uarter& of a ()oba))y o#eratin( (rou# of *om#anie&.
SCHOTTEL ha& +,- em#)oyee& at the head'uarter& in S#ay. .n tota), the (rou#
em#)oy& more than /-- #eo#)e. The SCHOTTEL team *om#ri&e& hi(h)y
moti%ated e0#ert& in the fie)d& of hydrodynami*&, hydrau)i*&, e)e*troni*&,
&y&tem& en(ineerin( and &hi#bui)din( and i& fami)iar 1ith the 1or)d of &hi##in(
The SCHOTTEL ran(e of #rodu*t& and &er%i*e& en*om#a&&e& in #arti*u)ar:
$udder#ro#e))er& u# to ,--- 23, T1in4Pro#e))er& u# to +/-- 23, 5a%i(ator& u#
to --- 23, SSP Pro#u)&or& u# to +- 63, Pum#47et& u# to +/-- 23,
Tran&%er&e Thru&ter& u# to +8-- 23, *ontro))ab)e4#it*h #ro#e))er #)ant& u# to
/--- 23, in*)udin( &haftin(, rudder &y&tem&, and remote *ontro) de%i*e&, a&
1e)) a& tai)or4made &teerin( and *ontro) &y&tem&. 3e are in the #o&ition to offer
*om#)ete #ro#u)&ion &o)ution& for e%ery ima(inab)e maritime a##)i*ation and
o#erationa) &ituation.
The SCHOTTEL 'ua)ity mana(ement &y&tem i& *ertified a**ordin( to 9.5 E5
.SO !-- by Ameri*an :ureau of Shi##in( ;A:S<, :ureau =erita& ;:=< , 9et
5or&2e =erita& ;95=< and Germani&*her L)oyd ;GL<.
.n .ndia, Ki))i*2 5i0on Ltd. ha& been mar2etin( SCHOTTEL #ro#u)&ion &y&tem&
&in*e !,>. There are about /- SCHOTTEL unit& either in o#eration or under
&u##)y in .ndia, #re&ent)y.
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The SCHOTTEL Ser%i*e 9e#artment i& re&#on&ib)e for a)) &er%i*e a*ti%itie& after
the unit& are de)i%ered: from *ommi&&ionin( to &#are #art& de)i%erie&, from
te*hni*a) trainin( of *u&tomer& to re#air&. To en&ure effi*ient *u&tomer &er%i*e,
SCHOTTEL ha& e&tab)i&hed &er%i*e &tation& 1or)d41ide in the mo&t im#ortant
)o*ation&. The&e &er%i*e &tation& *o4ordinate *ommi&&ionin(& and re#air&. ?or
ma@or *ommi&&ionin( 1or2& and re#air&, the &#e*ia)i&t& from the head'uarter&
1i)) #ro%ide a&&i&tan*e, if re'ue&ted.
3e ha%e im#)emented an Aemer(en*y &er%i*eB to en&ure a&&i&tan*e at a))
time&, e%en durin( the 1ee2end or after offi*e hour&. S#are #art& in emer(en*y
&ituation& *an be di&#at*hed 1ithin a &hort time. SCHOTTEL 2ee#& a)) &tandard
&#are #art& on &to*2. The tota) %a)ue of the&e #art& i& 96 " 6io. 3e are in the
#o&ition to &u##)y a)) &#are #art& e%en for unit& that are no )on(er the &tandard.
:e&ide (ood *ommi&&ionin( 1or2&, SCHOTTEL offer& te*hni*a) trainin( to the
*u&tomer& to introdu*e them to the SCHOTTEL unit& and enab)e the *re1 to
#erform #re%enti%e maintenan*e 1or2& and effe*t emer(en*y re#air&. The
te*hni*a) trainin( i& #erformed at our head'uarter& by e0*e))ent &#e*ia)i&t&. The
>/"-Ctrainin( i& #erformed on*e #er year in En()i&h )an(ua(e. .f re'ue&ted, 1e
#erform indi%idua) trainin( for *u&tomer& on &ite.
?or SCHOTTEL unit& o)der than "- year& 1e are not on)y in the #o&ition to &ti))
&u##)y the &#are #art&, but 1e a)&o #ro#o&e moderni&ation mea&ure&, *u&tom4
made &o)ution& for ea*h *u&tomer. The moderni&ation 1or2& are #o&&ib)e for
me*hani*&, hydrau)i*& and e)e*tri*& and our &#e*ia)i&t& #erform them 1ith the
*hara*teri&ti* SCHOTTEL a**ura*y.
SCHOTTEL Steering and Control Systems
3ith a rudder it i& on)y #o&&ib)e to &teer D 8-E. 3ith a SCHOTTEL
$udder#ro#e))er or Pum#47et it i& #o&&ib)e to &teer +,-E a)) around. That mean&
that the 1ho)e thru&t i& a%ai)ab)e in any dire*tion.
Therefore 1e need a &teerin( &y&tem and an indi*ator &y&tem 1hi*h a))o1 thi&
+,-E a))4around &teerin(.
SCHOTTEL ha& been de%e)o#in( it& o1n o#en and *)o&ed )oo# *ontro) &y&tem&
for a##ro0imate)y / year& no1.
At fir&t the&e *on&i&ted of &im#)e e)e*tri*a) re)ay and *onta*t *ir*uit& and &im#)e
tran&i&tor *ir*uit&. Then *ame e)e*troni* PC:F& 1ith inte(rated *ir*uit& and )a&t
but not )ea&t, the&e 1ere fo))o1ed by mi*ro#ro*e&&or&.
Our e)e*troni* &y&tem& #rimari)y *o%er +,-E &teerin( &y&tem&, die&e) en(ine
&#eed *ontro), *ontro))ab)e #it*h *ontro), *)ut*h *ontro), indi*ator &y&tem& and
a)arm &y&tem&.
Attention 1a& #aid durin( e)e*troni* de%e)o#ment& to re)iabi)ity and ea&y
&er%i*in(. $e)iabi)ity mean& not on)y *arefu) and e0a*t de%e)o#ment of the
&y&tem& but a)&o a hi(h 'ua)ity a&&uran*e durin( #rodu*tion. A)) e)e*troni* *ard&
1ere &ub@e*ted to ty#e a##ro%a)& of the *)a&&ifi*ation &o*ietie&.
The *ard& had to #a&& a**e)erated dam# heat te&t&, %ibration te&t&, dry heat
te&t&, )o1 tem#erature te&t& and E6C te&t&.
To (uarantee the hi(he&t #o&&ib)e re)iabi)ity, 1e re#eat the&e te&t& from time to
time 1ith #art& from the &erie& #rodu*tion. Thi& 1a& one rea&on that
SCHOTTEL in%e&ted in &u*h e0#en&i%e te&t e'ui#ment.
Some 1ord& on e)e*troma(neti* interferen*e:
;E6.< E)e*tri*a) and e)e*troni* in&ta))ation& aboard &hi#& may *au&e
e)e*troma(neti* interferen*e to o**ur or may ha%e to fun*tion under the
inf)uen*e of e)e*troma(neti* interferen*e. E6C *om#ri&e& a)) mea&ure& aimed
at neutra)i&in( the effe*t& of interferin( e)e*troma(neti* ener(y.
Aboard &hi#& fitted 1ith e)e*troni* e'ui#ment o#eratin( 1ith &ma)), #referab)y
ana)o(ue &i(na)&, additiona) mea&ure& may be re'uired. The number of
interferen*e& aboard &hi#& i& (ro1in( ra#id)y. SC$F& ;Si)i*on Contro))ed
$e*tifier< and fre'uen*y *ontro))er& are bein( u&ed more and more. Therefore,
*ontro) &y&tem& 1hi*h are in&en&iti%e to the&e interferen*e& are needed. E6C
mea&ure& dire*ted at the *ou#)in( #ath& are a &afe and effe*ti%e mean& of
redu*in( interferen*e. .n&ta))ation of fi)ter& for the &i(na) in#ut& and out#ut& and
the main *onne*tion& to the #o1er &u##)ie& de*rea&e& the &u&*e#tibi)ity
thre&ho)d at the %i*tim e'ui#ment.
SCHOTTEL ada#ted it& &y&tem& to the&e re'uirement& ear)y on, be*au&e
mi)itary #ro@e*t& &tarted demandin( thi& E6C &e%era) year& a(o.
To &ati&fy the hi(he&t demand& a)) e)e*troni* PC:F& are &ub@e*ted to a fun*tiona)
*he*2 #rior to de)i%ery be*au&e 1e 2no1 that defe*t& in the &teerin( &y&tem
*ou)d *au&e a di&a&ter.
Some 1ord& on the ea&y &er%i*in( of the e)e*troni*&:
?or the *re1 on board it &hou)d be #o&&ib)e to ana)y&e a fai)ure in the &y&tem
and to *han(e dama(ed *om#onent&. Therefore, our e)e*troni* *ard& *ontain
monitorin( *om#onent& 1hi*h dete*t and indi*ate fau)t&.
That i& to &ay an indi*ation i& #ro%ided to the *re1 a& to 1hi*h fau)t ha&
o**urred in the &y&tem and ho1 it *an be remedied, thu& di&#en&in( 1ith the
need for a &#e*ia)i&t in mo&t *a&e&.
.n our e)e*tri*a) de&i(n de#artment 1e ha%e introdu*ed a CAE &y&tem to
manufa*ture *u&tomi&ed &y&tem&.
G&in( thi& &y&tem, e)e*tri*a) *ir*uit dia(ram& are (enerated for ea*h &#e*ifi*
*u&tomer, but u&in( &tandard SCHOTTEL o#en and *)o&ed )oo# *ontro)
&y&tem&.
SCHOTTEL a)&o #)a*e& (reat im#ortan*e on it& o1n er(onomi* de&i(n of
*ommand de%i*e&. The Co#i)ot "--- and the 6a&ter#i)ot *ommand de%i*e& *an
be mentioned a& #arti*u)ar e0am#)e&.
SCHOTTEL ha& here ta2en entire)y different a##roa*he& to tho&e of
*om#etitor&. The 1e))42no1n Co#i)ot "--- i& SCHOTTELF& mo&t 1ide)y u&ed
&teerin( &y&tem. 6ore than "./-- of the&e unit& 1ere #ut into o#eration 1or)d4
1ide in the #a&t year&.
The #rin*i#)e of the &y&tem: .t e&&entia))y *on&i&t& of the *ommand unit Co#i)ot
"---, the e)e*troni*&, the feedba*2 unit, the hydrau)i* %a)%e&, the hydrau)i*
&y&tem and the indi*ator &y&tem. The main &y&tem i& a 1ay4de#endent &y&tem.
.f a fai)ure o**ur& in thi& 1ay4de#endent &y&tem, it automati*a))y *han(e& o%er
to a time4de#endent &y&tem.
Additiona))y, if there i& a tota) e)e*tri* fai)ure ;b)a*2 out<, you ha%e the #o&&ibi)ity
to o#erate the %a)%e manua))y. The thru&t dire*tion indi*ator &y&tem i&
*om#)ete)y inde#endent of the *ontro) &y&tem. Additiona))y, there i& a
me*hani*a) indi*ator on the $udder#ro#e))er for the 1or&t *a&e.
A &hort de&*ri#tion of ho1 the &y&tem 1or2&: The remote *ontro) e)e*troni*& of
+,-E &teerin( re*ei%e& a #re4&ettin( &i(na) from the #otentiometer 1hi*h i& fitted
on the Co#i)ot "---. The e)e*troni* *ard *om#are& the #re4&ettin( 1ith the
a*tua) an()e on the S$P and tran&mit& a &i(na) *orre&#ondin( to the differentia)
an()e to the hydrau)i*&. .f the #re4&ettin( an()e i& e'ua) to the an()e of the S$P,
the *ontro) 1i)) be a)i(ned.
.n&tead of the manua) &teerin( it i& #o&&ib)e to &teer the $udder#ro#e))er 1ith an
Auto#i)ot or $i%er#i)ot &y&tem. The &i(na) of the&e &i(na)& *an ea&i)y be
interfa*ed to our Co#i)ot &y&tem.
Some he)m&men or *a#tain& ha%e diffi*u)tie& 1ith the $udder#ro#e))erF& thru&t
dire*tion and the %e&&e)F& tra%e))in( dire*tion. The thru&t dire*tion i& not identi*a)
to the ahead dire*tion of tra%e), but i& 1hen tra%e))in( a&tern. .n *a&e of front
tu(&, thi& i& e0a*t)y the other 1ay around and for a ferry 1hi*h ha& t1o unit& in
the &tern it i& &imi)ar.
?or thi& rea&on, SCHOTTEL ha& been thin2in( for &ome time no1 about a
*our&e dire*tion indi*ator &y&tem. ?or &ma))er boat& a me*hani*a) &o)ution 1a&
found and )ater an e)e*tri*a) &o)ution 1a& *ho&en, but a &ati&fa*tory &o)ution 1i))
on)y be a%ai)ab)e in the a(e of mi*ro#ro*e&&or&. SCHOTTEL ha& re*ent)y
de%e)o#ed a *our&e dire*tion indi*ator ba&ed on a Li'uid Cry&ta) 9i&#)ay ;LC9<.
The ne1 SCHOTTEL *our&e indi*ation &y&tem 6ASTE$9.SPLAH brin(& a
&i(nifi*ant im#ro%ement of the o#erationa) &afety of %e&&e)&. At a ()an*e, it
#ro%ide& the *a#tain 1ith fa&t, #re*i&e information on the #o&ition of the
indi%idua) #ro#u)&ion unit& and on the *our&e of the %e&&e). The LC9 1i)) be
*ontro))ed by a #ro(rammab)e mi*ro#ro*e&&or *ontro). 9ifferent &y&tem
*onfi(uration& 1i)) a)1ay& indi*ate the *our&e dire*tion u&in( different #ro(ram&
for &teerin(.
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