Positioning guidance method and system
OwnerIain Bryden Percy, Owen Brice Modralinventors
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Abstract
A system and method for tactically positioning a sailing boat are defined which calculate a plurality of predicted locations the sailing boat may be situated in order to arrive at a destination at a target time by following a predetermined route. The plurality of predicted locations define a zone which is visually represented with the current location of the sailing boat, to accurate guidance of the sailing boat.
Claims20
A positional guidance system for a sailing boat comprising:
- a calculation module configured to calculate a predicted boat location for a bearing associated with a predetermined route to a destination, wherein the calculation is based on a target time indicative of the time remaining for the sailing boat to arrive at a destination and an optimum boat speed based on input data, the calculation module being further configured to recalculate the predicted boat location for a new target time such that the predicted boat location is periodically updated;
- a processor configured to define a boundary defined at least in part by the predicted boat location;
- and
- a display configured to display a visual representation of the boundary.
A positional guidance method for a sailing boat, the method including:
- calculating, with a calculating module, a predicted boat location for a bearing associated with a predetermined route to a destination, wherein the calculation is based on a target time indicative of the time remaining for the sailing boat to arrive at a destination and an optimum boat speed based on input data;
- recalculating the predicted boat location for a new target time such that the predicted boat location is periodically updated;
- defining, with a processor, a boundary defined at least in part by the predicted boat location;
- and
- displaying, with a display, a visual representation of the boundary.
A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:
- calculate a predicted boat location for a bearing associated with a predetermined route to a destination, wherein the calculation is based on a target time indicative of the time remaining for the sailing boat to arrive at a destination and an optimum boat speed based on input data;
- recalculate the predicted boat location for a new target time such that the predicted boat location is periodically updated;
- define a boundary defined at least in part by the predicted boat location;
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- display a visual representation of the boundary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.