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There is nothing special about the barge stabilization, it's off the shelf marine tech. A few azimuth thrusters controlled by a station keeping system. The onl
by mbell 12y ago
There is nothing special about the barge stabilization, it's off the shelf marine tech. A few azimuth thrusters controlled by a station keeping system.
The only unusual thing about it is that the azimuth thrusters are a lot more powerful than would normally be put on a barge that size to give it better positional control in rough seas.
- flountown 12y agoI know this was a few days ago, but I forgot to check back. The reason I ask, is that this company http://seakeeper.com/ http://seakeeper.com/ used to be a customer of mine. It seems like an extremely cool concept and I know it works for smaller vessels and the company is currently developing larger solutions for the government and oil industries.
- mbell 12y agoThis is what the SpaceX barge uses: https://www.thrustmaster.net/out-drive-propulsion-unit/portable-dynamic-positioning-system/ https://www.thrustmaster.net/out-drive-propulsion-unit/porta...