Systems and methods for controlling roll on a marine vessel with a gyroscopic stabilizer system
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsAaron J. Ward, Matthew W. Snyder, Ryan M. Trost
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Abstract
A system for stabilizing a marine vessel is provided. The system includes a gyroscopic stabilizer system configured to generate a stabilization torque and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers are configured to determine that a turn parameter of the marine vessel exceeds a turn threshold and that a speed parameter of the marine vessel exceeds a speed threshold, and operate the gyroscopic stabilizer system to achieve a target bank angle for the marine vessel.
Claims19
A system for stabilizing a marine vessel, comprising:
- a gyroscopic stabilizer system configured to generate a stabilization torque;
- one or more controllers configured to:
- determine that a turn parameter of the marine vessel exceeds a turn threshold and that a speed parameter of the marine vessel exceeds a speed threshold;
- and
- operate the gyroscopic stabilizer system to achieve a target bank angle for the marine vessel.
A method for controlling a gyroscopic stabilizer system configured to generate a stabilization torque for a marine vessel, comprising:
- determining that a turn parameter of the marine vessel exceeds a turn threshold and that a speed parameter of the marine vessel exceeds a speed threshold;
- and
- operating the gyroscopic stabilizer system to achieve a target bank angle for the marine vessel, wherein the target bank angle is based at least in part on the turn parameter and the speed parameter of the marine vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.