FIN CONTROL SYSTEM FOR

STABILIZATION OF BOATS
GROUP-36
Bonda Krishna Sanjay
Yaddanapudi Karunya Kumar
Nishant Mallick

PROJECT SUPERVISORS : Dr. Yogendra Kumar Prajapati

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ALLAHABAD-211004, INDIA
 AGENDA

AIM

Present Technologies

Fin Stabilizers

Block diagram of Fin Control System

Block diagram of RC system for Rudder control

Implementation

2 Tools and References

 AIM
• Boat fabrication along with rudder and fins is being done
by 2 groups as their final year project, under Dr. Sunil
Kumar Gupta

Our Aim is
• To design a fin control system for Roll stabilization of
boats.
• To design a Radio Control system for Rudder control of
model boat.

The ultimate goal is to design an affordable system which

makes boat rides smoother and safer.
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 Present Technologies
The present technologies available for ship stabilization are
• Bilge keels
• Active Tanks
• Roll Stabilizing Gyros
• Fin stabilizers

Fig 1. Two 25-ton roll-stabilizing gyroscopes Fig 2. Roll in a ship

Fig3. Fin stabilizer Fig 4. Active Tank stabilization Fig 5. Bilge keel

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 Fin stabilizers
The stabilizing power of fins is generated by their
movement through the sea (Drag Force) and lift created
by the flow of water above and below the or hydrofoil
shape, depending on the angle of attack.

Fig 5. Fin shape

Fig 6. Angle of attack and lift generated

5 Fig 7. Ship stabilization using fins

 Block diagram of Fin Control System

PID Algorithm

Microcontroller

Gyro sensor

Servo motor Servo motor

Fin Fin

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 Block diagram of RC system for Rudder control

Rx Antennae Tx Antennae

Microcontroller Microcontroller

Servo motor User input angle

by joystick

Rudder

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 Implementation

User Input for

Rudder
NRF24L01 NRF24L01 MPU 6050
Joystick Transceiver Module Transceiver Module Gyro sensor
Module

Arduino Arduino Uno with

Nano/Atmega PID Algorithm
328P

Servo motor Servo motor

Roll angle on
LCD Fin Servo motor Fin

User Interface Boat System Rudder

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 Tools

• Proteus
• Arduino IDE
• MATLAB and Simulink

References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabilizer_(ship)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiroll_tanks

https://www.marineinsight.com/naval-architecture/roll-stabilization-systems/
https://www.marineinsight.com/tech/ship-stabilizer/ship-fin-stabilizer/

http://generalcargoship.com/fin-stabilizers.html
http://generalcargoship.com/folding-fin-stabilisers.html
http://generalcargoship.com/tank-stabilizers.html
http://generalcargoship.com/stabilizing-systems.html

https://dieselship.com/marine-technical-articles/marine-engineering-knowledge-general/ship-stabilisers-
and-stabilising-systems/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTFJ33WiK9E
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THANK YOU
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Fig 2. Two 25-ton roll-stabilizing gyroscopes On USS Henderson