Systems and methods for detecting an on-plane state of a marine vessel
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsWilliam P. O'Brien, Ryan M. Trost
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Abstract
A system for controlling a marine vessel includes a pitch sensor configured to output pitch measurements indicative of a vessel pitch angle of the marine vessel and a controller. The controller is configured to detect that the marine vessel is in a launch state based on a speed parameter and/or the pitch measurements, detect a maximum vessel pitch based on the pitch measurements, detect a threshold decrease in pitch of the marine vessel compared to the maximum vessel pitch based on the pitch measurements, and in response to detection of the threshold decrease in pitch, determine that the vessel has reached an on-plane state.
Claims21
A system for controlling a marine vessel, the system comprising:
- a pitch sensor configured to output pitch measurements indicative of a vessel pitch angle of the marine vessel;
- at least one controller comprising a processor, the at least one controller configured to:
- detect that the marine vessel is in a launch state based on a speed parameter and/or the pitch measurements;
- detect a maximum vessel pitch based on the pitch measurements;
- detect a threshold decrease in pitch of the marine vessel compared to the maximum vessel pitch based on the pitch measurements;
- and
- in response to detection of the threshold decrease in pitch, determine that the marine vessel has reached an on-plane state.
A method for controlling a marine vessel, the method comprising:
- by at least one controller comprising a processor:
- operating a pitch sensor to output pitch measurements indicative of a vessel pitch angle of the marine vessel;
- detecting that the marine vessel is in a launch state based on a speed parameter and/or the pitch measurements;
- detecting a maximum vessel pitch based on the pitch measurements;
- detecting a threshold decrease in pitch of the marine vessel compared to the maximum vessel pitch based on the pitch measurements;
- and
- in response to detection of the threshold decrease in pitch, determining that the marine vessel has reached an on-plane state;
- and
- controlling at least one marine drive, at least one steering actuator, and/or at least one trim actuator based on the on-plane state.
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