System and method for controlling motorzied boat fender deployment and retrieval systems
OwnerShmuel Sam Arditiinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for precise and consistent control of automated systems for deployment of boat fenders. The system comprises a computing device, one or more sensors, a motor controller, and a motor driver for operating motorized systems for deployment and/or retrieval of boat fenders. Various embodiments of the system use sensors and corresponding compensators to adjust the time of operation of a motor of the motorized system to ensure that the boat fender is deployed and/or retrieved to the proper height.
Claims13
A system for control of motorized system for deployment of a boat fender, comprising:
- a computing device comprising a memory and a processor;
- a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory which, when operating on the processor, causes the computing device to:
- receive a deployment height for deployment of a boat fender;
- activate a motor to lower the boat fender to the deployment height wherein the motor has one or more of the following list of characteristics:
- the motor is coupled with an encoder;
- the motor is a step motor;
- the motor is coupled with a camera;
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- the motor is controlled using a software algorithm.
A system for control of motorized systems for retrieval of boat fenders, comprising:
- a computing device comprising a memory and a processor;
- a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory and operating on the processor, and configured to deploy or retract boat fender or fenders, wherein upon retraction or deployment of the fender, the system is configured to detect failures to retract in full or in part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.