Concatenated mannered null 1st element floating body between compound floating body system

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a composite floating body system having large-size and large mass and to establish a technique for connecting element floating bodies to realize the system.;SOLUTION: A first element floating body 1-1 is linked with a second element floating body 1-2. A connecting mechanism is provided for connecting the first element floating body 1-1 to the second element floating body 1-2. The connecting mechanism is constituted of a multi-dimensional rotating joint 4 of the first element floating body 1-1 and the second element floating body 1-2 and restoring mechanisms 5-1 and 5-2 for generating restoring force for restoring a relative rotation position of the first element floating body 1-1 and the second element floating body 1-2 to a reference position. The multi-dimensional rotating joint 4 is desirable to be dottedly connected, in particular. The two element floating bodies 1-1 and 1-2 do not impulsively approach and do not impulsively separate. When external force such as wave power is applied to the two element floating bodies, rectilinear directional force to be applied to the two element floating bodies 1-1 and 1-2 is converted into rotational force between the two element floating bodies 1-1 and 1-2 by the multi-dimensional rotating joint 4, large moment is generated in the floating bodies having large mass, and application of the huge rectilinear directional force between the two element floating bodies 1-1 and 1-2 is effectively suppressed.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO