Control software Navstok

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Navstok is a software designed and programmed by hydrofoil boat designers. It is intended to compare two designs at each step, allowing the evaluation of changes being proposed. With each step, both designs converge to a final design. The software consists of three blocks: - Through a series of screens, both comparative models are defined. The type of hydrofoil, its position on the hull, the hydrodynamic profiles to be used, the hull, the power plant, the type of control, and everything that defines the boats and the environment; wave and wind are defined. - Using more or less complex models depending on the project's maturity, modified lifting line models or CFD data, for example, all data of interest to the designer are calculated and presented. Data such as flight envelope, weights, inertia matrix, natural modes of the boat, passive and active behavior with waves, etc. - Once the boat's geometry and control are defined, different navigation scenarios can be defined over time using, among others, control laws (throttle and rudder commands), weights and their movement, wave and wind. The boat's performances; state vector, control angles, consumption, course, etc., will be shown as a result. Characteristics / Technical Specifications: - Designed to compare hydrofoil boat designs. - Allows evaluation of design changes at each step. - Includes definition of hydrofoil, hull, and environment. - Uses complex models for design calculations. - Defines navigation scenarios and boat control.