Abstract: A gyrocompass having a capsule, mounted to float in an air-tight fashion, for at least one electrically driven gyro. The capsule is produced from two mutually adapted shells which are sealed with respect to one another and consist of a high-strength, corrosion-resistant material which is a good electrical conductor. A steel alloy, titanium alloy, or a high-strength conducting plastic material is suitable. The device avoids electrically insulated bushings on the bottom and edge sides, substantially simplifying the configuration of an equatorial azimuthal tap. The mechanical stability of the capsule is conspicuously improved, and the official HSC requirements for fast ships are readily met.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for altering the coordinates obtained by satellite navigation in a receiving system which fixes an incorrect position, instead of a true position, within a given three-dimensional zone. In connection with altered coordinates, additional navigational information such as course and speed can also be influenced. Specifically, signals are received from a site and re-emitted in a suitable way so that a navigation receiver determines the position of the receiving site within the three-dimensional zone covered by the emission. This approach is superior to noise-blanketing countermeasures (such as carrier or noise interference) in that precise but untrue coordinates are determined in the navigation receiver, without this incorrectness being immediately recognized.

Abstract: A spring element, surrounding the drum-screw axis, is fitted between an annular shoulder on the bearing bush of a drum screw and the measuring drum. The spring element, preferably an annular spring assembly, produces a defined contact-bearing force of the drum screw against the bearing bush while at the same time making low-friction adjustment without axial backlash possible for the drum screw.

Abstract: A drum screw with measuring drum for fine setting of a sextant includes a coaxial setting ring. The ring, which includes a vernier scale, is rotatable independently of the measuring drum to permit the user to avoid the tiresome zero correction and the need to consider correction factors in calculating location.

Abstract: An optical measuring instrument permits the user to adapt the handle position optimally to his individual wishes and habits while holding the instrument. An adapter is fixed to the limbus body. The adapter includes curved slots for accepting fixing screws that lie within bores of the head part of the handle. By loosening the screws, one may adjust the position of the handle through a preselected angular range, tightening the screws to fix a preferred handle position.

Abstract: A manually-rotatable switch knob is provided on the alhidade of a sextant that is connected to a switching pin of hardened steel arranged eccentrically to the mounting of the knob. The switching pin engages the drum-screw mounting and, under the action of a stop spring, permits the drum screw to be switched back and forth between two stable stop locations when the knob is rotated. In the one stop location, the drum screw engages the limbus toothing. In the other location, the drum screw is completely disengaged from the limbus toothing so that the alhidade can be freely pivoted without risk of the drum screw damaging the limbus toothing during the movement of the alhidade. The stop spring also produces precisely defined contact pressure between the drum screw and the limbus toothing. The previously possible introduction of bending moments into the alhidade during rough adjustment is eliminated.

Abstract: A magnetic compass including a flexible bowl having a rim with an annular inwardly facing groove. The inwardly facing groove is adapted to engage a flange of a transparent cover in a tight sealing relationship, the combined assembly enclosing a compass rose.

Abstract: A wrench is disclosed which provides a readout of its angle of rotation by means of an inertial body mounted in a housing affixed to the wrench. Manual and automatic means are provided for determining the rotation of the housing with respect to the body.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wrench-type hand tool having apparatus for indicating the magnitude of the tightening angle through which the tool is rotated about an axis through a workpiece when applying a torque to the workpiece. The apparatus comprises a gyroscope having a rotor defining a spin axis mounted upon the tool for rotation therewith. The spin axis is oriented substantially transversely to the axis of the workpiece. Means are provided for determining the magnitude of precession of the gyroscope rotor, so that the magnitude of the tightening angle can be indicated as a function of the time integral of the magnitude of precession.

Abstract: An improved device for measuring the tightening angle on a wrench. The directionally fixed member is a liquid body which may include solid particles or a turbine wheel, the relative velocity of which is monitored to determine the relative motion of the liquid with respect to the wrench.

Abstract: An antenna array for a radiolocation system, consisting of three loop antennas in mutually orthogonal planes and three dipole antennas extending along the intersections of these planes, is scanned by a pair of synchronized multplexers sequentially connecting two receiving channels to different loops and to different dipoles in a recurrent cycle. The loop and dipole voltages concurrently appearing in the outputs of the two receiving channels are fed to an analog multiplier; the resulting product, after filtering and integration, is converted to digital form and written into a memory stage assigned to the respective loop/dipole combination. The registered products are sequentially read out, in the rhythm of the scan, and are processed in a digital calculator to yield azimuthal and/or elevational data which are stored and visually displayed.

Abstract: An automatic control device for ships, more especially sailing ships, consisting of a feeler for detecting a difference between an actual value and a required value of the ship's direction and a regulator which is controlled by the feeler and positions a rudder of the ship, when a difference between the actual value and the required value occurs, in such a way that the difference is reduced.