Design of a Steering Console for an underwater vessel.

The manoeuvring of any Underwater vessel requires movement in 6 degrees of freedom to execute manoeuvres such as diving, surfacing, change of heading (surface or submerged), etc. as per operator inputs.

Console is required to gather information from depth, speed, heading, trim/list, weight/tank levels, Thrust monitoring systems, etc. via serial link. Console should be able to manoeuvre underwater vessel in Manual, Auto and Emergency mode. Manoeuvring includes operation of either linear actuator or stepper motors for two hydroplanes and one rudder.

The console must be able to display all parameters in real time, process them and carry out necessary commands in both manual and automatic mode.