Ride Control System installed on Brittany Ferry’s „Barfleur“
Over the last 15 years a significat amount of ferries have been equipped with iMAR's iATTHEMO gyro stabilization and control system.
Another vessel now benefits from the reliable and high performance of our ship motion damping Ride Control iATTHEMO: "Barfleur", operated by Brittany Ferries. The system, jointly developed and supplied with our Dutch partner KWANT controls B.V., was installed on-board during an extensive retrofit of the vessel last month.
The Ride Control System adaptively damps undesired roll and pitch motion of the ferry. An INS/GNSS based inertial measurement system from our iATTHEMO product series is provided to monitor and control the motion of the ship. Based on this information iMAR’s ride control algorithm commands the vessel’s trim tabs and foils for optimal motion damping. The algorithm automatically adapts to changing sea states and effectively increases passenger comfort under all conditions. It also provides accurate heave information.
The crew of the ship confirmed during the installation trials, that the new system significantly improves the ride comfort of the ferry, both in performance and operability.
iATTHEMO-/TLE, iATTHEMO-M and iATTHEMO/RLx are made to control nearly each kind of marine vessel, from short (< 500 GRT) to large vessels (> 50'000 GRT)
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