Gaston - There are rudder position sensors / ru...
There are rudder position sensors / rudder angle transducers from Raymarine and other brands. Most of them are based upon a potentiometer. You have to install them next to your rudder connecting them with a stud. Sometimes there isn't much space to mount it, and when your rudder is hanging on your transom it's probably fragile.
Did anyone ever think of mounting a (3 axis) compass sensor on the rudder and, calculate the rudder angle by comparing it to another compass sensor mounted on the boat? These sensors aren't expensive, small, easy to mount, and there are no moving parts that can get stuck. Or is the potentiometer still more reliable and accurate?
Did anyone ever think of mounting a (3 axis) compass sensor on the rudder and, calculate the rudder angle by comparing it to another compass sensor mounted on the boat? These sensors aren't expensive, small, easy to mount, and there are no moving parts that can get stuck. Or is the potentiometer still more reliable and accurate?
