Watercraft control apparatus
AssigneeUltraflex S.P.A.
InventorsGiorgio Bosia, Giorgio Gai, Alessandro Staiolo
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a watercraft control apparatus according to the present invention includes a control member that operates a power-consuming unit or load. The control member is operably connected to the power-consuming unit or load through a drive member that transmits a control force and/or a displacement from the control member to the power-consuming unit or load. The watercraft control apparatus further includes an actuator for actuating the power-consuming unit and a magnetic unit for transducing the force and/or the displacement of the control member into a corresponding electric/electronic signal for a corresponding operation of the actuator.
Claims51
A watercraft control apparatus comprising:
- a control member operating a load;
- a mechanical circuit for transmitting a control force and/or a displacement from the control member to the load;
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- one or more magnetic units transducing the force and/or the displacement of the control member into an electric or electronic signal for operating an actuator, the actuator actuating the load,
- wherein the mechanical circuit and the one or more magnetic units operate the load independently or in combination.
A watercraft maneuvering system comprising:
- a control member for operating a load;
- a mechanical circuit for transmitting a control force and/or a displacement from the control member to the load;
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- one or more magnetic units transducing the force and/or the displacement of the control member into an electric or electronic signal for operating an actuator, the actuator actuating the load,
- wherein the electric or electronic signal is transmitted through a CAN bus connection connected to different components of the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.