Wakesurfing systems and methods
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorKevin J. Donnelly
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Abstract
A surf control system for a marine vessel includes at least a first steerable device on a first side of the marine vessel and second steerable device on a second side of the marine vessel. A control system is configured to steer the first steerable device to a first outward steering angle to generate an asymmetric surfable wave, control the second steerable device on a second side of the marine vessel based on a steering command input, and control propulsion output on the marine vessel based on a thrust command input.
Claims23
A method of controlling propulsion of a marine vessel with at least two steerable devices for generating an asymmetric surfable wave behind the marine vessel, the method comprising:
- steering a first steerable device on a first side of the marine vessel to a first outward steering angle to generate the asymmetric surfable wave;
- controlling a second steerable device on a second side of the marine vessel based on a steering command input while the first steerable device is maintained at the first outward steering angle to generate the asymmetric surfable wave;
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- controlling propulsion output on the second side of the marine vessel based on a thrust command input.
A marine propulsion system for generating an asymmetric surfable wave behind a marine vessel, the system comprising:
- at least two steerable devices, including at least a first steerable device and a second steerable device;
- a control system configured to:
- steer the first steerable device to a first outward steering angle to generate the asymmetric surfable wave;
- control the second steerable device based on a steering command input while the first steerable device is maintained at the first outward steering angle to generate the asymmetric surfable wave;
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- control propulsion output based on a thrust command input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.