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1. CB90🇬🇧

   Captain·4 years ago

   Hi MotoPilot,
   
   If you have a smart Phone you can install an App, called 'iVSP 2' or search Google play 'Voith Schneider simulator.
   
   Or on a Windows PC try the following:-
   
   https://voith.com/corp-en/drives-transmissions/voith-schneider-propeller-vsp/bridge.html
   
   It may help you find out how it all works, as its complexed!
   
   Regards Roy

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2. MotoPilot🇬🇧

   Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class·4 years ago

   It does run under reasonable control with steering servos on a Y lead and the two fed/rev controls on twin sticks of my Robbe Futaba F14 Navy.
   
   I’m now looking into running it from my TX16S which is very programmable. I already have the Egretre running on it and use the great mixing to operate the scissor jack bridge raising/lowering mechanism from just a normal servo. The TX16S allows me to easily set end points, delay and speed (like aircraft flap operation) from a single switch for up/down.
   
   I’m using the Thyssen to research better ways of translating my manual inputs into precision control and I’m using Egrette currently as a test bed for understanding how to program the TX16S so that I may have switchable operating modes on the VSPs to save me having to strain my brain with tank steering.
   
   I’m thinking along the lines of 3 modes: normal course making with no mixing between fwd/rev and port/stbd, harbour mode with mixing and crab operation which requires port/stbd to operate in same direction.
   
   Maybe one day in the next few months🤞
3. DWBrinkman🇺🇸Bronze

   Rear Admiral·4 years ago

   Fun project. I bet it will be stunning when finished.

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