Maritime Reporter, September 1992

<BODY> <div> Nautronix Offshore Receives Contract For Automatic Heading Control Systems Nautronix Offshore was recently awarded a contract to supply auto- matic heading control systems (AHCS) for the Australian Depart- ment of Defense. The units will be installed aboard the Royal Austra- lian Navy's 'Bay' class minehunter inshore (MHI) vessels, HMA Rushcutter and HMA Shoalwater. The ASK4000 joystick control sys- tem will be supplied by Nautronix. The ASK4000JS features a high performance digital processor, graphics display and interfaces for the ship's gyrocompass and wind sensor. Isolated interfaces will also Circle 333 on Reader Service Card be provided for both propulsion steer- ing units (PSU), which are 360 de- gree, trainable fixed pitch, variable rpm propellers. The propellers are also controlled by the ASK4000JS. The system reportedly provides for manually coordinated control of vessel heading, and control of vessel position, automatic computer con- trol of the vessel's heading to main- tain bearing and automatic wind compensation mode to provide cor- rection for wind aerodynamic drag effects. Some of the customized features to be provided with these units are a hover positioning priority mode for the occasion when maintaining position is more important than the vessel's heading, and a low revolu- tion priority mode to reduce propel- ler noise implementation. The system provides comprehen- sive alarms and performs continu- ous internal self testing. Nautronix has designed the sys- tem with cost-effectiveness in mind. The systems provided to the MHI project can also be upgraded. For further information about the ASK4000 systems offered by Nautronix Offshore, Circle 156 on Reader Service Card Stuart Named Regional Manager For Eltech International Eltech International Corp., Hous- ton, Texas, has announced that Ber- nard A. Stuart joined the company as regional manager of Europe, Af- rica and the Middle East. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Mr. Stuart will be responsible for establishing and maintaining cus- tomer relationships, as well as for developing new business through- out the territory. Bernard Stuart Prior to his appointment at Eltech, Mr. Stuart directed the opening of a solar energy plant in the Middle East for Photowatt In- ternational. He has more than 11 years of experience in the interna- tional solar energy industry. Eltech International Corp. is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, with a branch in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a subsidiary of Eltech Systems Corp. of Boca Raton, Fla. 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