FLOATING ISLAND AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention essentially relates to a floating island comprising a surface portion (3) which is connected by a cable system (51, ... 54) to a submerged sail (4) capable of modifying its attack angle both on the horizontal and on the vertical planes. One end of the cable system (51, ... 54) is connected to the perimeter of the sail (4), while the other extends through the centre of the drag of the island surface portion (3). The immersion depth of the submerged sail (4), the force (F tau ) transmitted by the cable system (51, ... 54) to the body (1) of the floating island as well as the displacement direction of said island are controlled by modifying the attack angle of the sail (4) on the horizontal and vertical planes and by modifying the length of the cables (51, ... 54).