State of the Art sub controller, any interest? - Fully integrated submarine regulator

[jsl]

How about a kit, for

How about a kit, for those of us handy with a soldering iron?

Or at least sell the boards with some docummentation and a programmed microcontroller.

The Regulators will be fully programmed and fault tested. I would very much advise against a kit, as the components we use are _very_ small. Try and imagine two stacked boards with the size of about 2 by 3 matches, doublesided, littered with components. And if you put just one of them in the wrong place.....

I really think a complete and tested regulator will save a lot of headackes.

[Guest]

Okey dokey, your decision.

Andy

Okey dokey, your decision.

Andy

[u-kater]

Hey guys,

Momentarely building a type

[color=#FF7F00]Hey guys,

Momentarely building a type IX ( U-123 and U-805) based on the ScaleShipyardhull by Lee Upshaw in 32 scale (2,40 m) Will likely install two Engel pistontanks and reading your post think I REALLY would like( scrap that last remark]

[jsl]

It looks like the work

It looks like the work for the T2, T3 and possibly T4 Small Submarine Regulators has been laid out. We're ready to start refinement of the original design. We plan on starting just before new year.

The two first regulators will be model submarine versions of the original regulator. Our intent is making the "simple" and "standard" regulators first, and possibly the "advanced" regulator.

A few alterations to the original design is already apparent.

- A new microprocessor with more memory will be utilized, giving us free hands to implement more advanced regulation protocols.

- The propulsion system regulation and H-bridge will be scrapped. Propulsion systems are too different in both demands and design to implement into one single system. It will be a lot easier and more flexible to use commercial speed regulators suited more to the specific propulsion system at hand. The upcomming model-sub specific regulators will only act on rudders and piston tanks.

- The processor pins freed by scrapping the propulsion control will enable an additional upgrade module to be fitted to the piston tanks. This optional sensorsystem will monitor the speed of the piston tank motor (which differs due to diving depth) to ensure knife-edge regulation.

So.. The work is continuing...