Navigation control system and method for a marine vessel
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsJason S. Arbuckle, Kyle F. Karnick
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Abstract
A method for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel includes designating at least one locked axis out of a surge axis, a sway axis, and a yaw axis and defining a movement track for movement of the marine vessel along at least one unlocked axis, wherein the movement track is defined such that the marine vessel's position with respect to the at least one locked axis remains unchanged. At least one propulsion device is controlled to move the marine vessel on the movement track based on a thrust command while automatically maintaining position with respect to the least one locked axis.
Claims20
A method for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel, the method comprising:
- designating at least one locked axis out of a surge axis, a sway axis, and a yaw axis;
- defining a movement track for movement of the marine vessel along at least one unlocked axis, wherein the movement track is defined such that the marine vessel's position with respect to the at least one locked axis remains unchanged;
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- controlling at least one propulsion device to move the marine vessel on the movement track based on a thrust command while automatically maintaining position with respect to the least one locked axis.
A propulsion control system on a marine vessel, the propulsion control system comprising:
- at least one propulsion device configured to propel the marine vessel;
- a control system configured to:
- designate at least one locked axis out of a surge axis, a sway axis, and a yaw axis;
- define a movement track for movement of the marine vessel along at least one unlocked axis, wherein the movement track is defined such that the marine vessel's position with respect to the at least one locked axis remains unchanged;
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- controlling at least one propulsion device to move the marine vessel on the movement track based on a thrust command while automatically maintaining position with respect to the least one locked axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.