TConnolly
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Perhaps by "navigation" he meant "steering," and not location ploting.
darrenj said:There was a Job that was tendered by the military up here in Canada to retrofit a couple of friggits, All the navigation/propulsion was done by modicon PLC,
That was last year...D
Ken Roach said:Crowley Maritime has MicroLogix 1500's in some of their large harbor tugs, with PanelView 600's up in the pilot houses.
KMG said:I was recently contacted by a gentleman who drag races alcohol fueled motor cycles. He wanted me to program an onboard PLC to control the rate of fuel flow into the engine. The sanctioning body forbids the use of a microprocessor, however many of his competitors are connection their laptops to their bikes when they make adjustments. Sounds like PLC's are already being used there.
leitmotif said:Darren
had to chuckle
must ensure you are using correct terminology
FRIGGITT example "no friggin in the riggin". I suppose the term as used by the average US Navy sailor could apply to whatever ship he was on regardless of type. A closely related term used by most sailors is FxxK
as in
SNAFU Situation Normal All Fxxked UP(actually a Marine Corps term)
FUBAR US Navy Fxxd Up Beyond All Reality
Probably not the most societally acceptable term -- in USA not "PC"
FRIGATE Term that stems back to the sailing ship days (you know ships of wood sailed by men of iron).
Anyway a modern frigate probably falls in size and armament wise between a destroyer and a cruiser.
Dan Bentler