Steering – FFU/NFU
A wide range of marine steering and navigation controls are available from simple manual hydraulic to the most sophisticated electronic types providing extremely high rudder positional accuracy at high rudder rates. Manual hydraulic provides simple and reliable main control for small vessels. Manual hydraulic with non-follow up power steering provides reliable manual control with power assist for maneuvering and autopilot. Direct solenoid valve control provides power steering via non-follow up or full follow up electronic controls plus autopilot interface. Rate control and HP limiting are available.
Hydraulic telemotor power steering provides simple and reliable full follow up hydraulic power steering with automatic changeover to manual hydraulic backup and features motion storage, continuous acceleration and deceleration, and autopilot interface. Proportional valve control provides continuous acceleration and deceleration with high rudder position accuracy. Reversible flow variable volume pump control with proportional or servo valve input for continuous acceleration and deceleration with high rudder position accuracy. Orbitrol type provides inexpensive wheel power steering with limited manual hydraulic back-up.
Rice Electronics is the premier provider of navigation, video, and communication equipment for oilfield, maritime, & industrial facility uses.