Electric propulsion system for vessel stabilization with force feedback to joystick

Abstract

A marine drive system and method for marine vessel stabilization is provided. The marine drive system has at least one electric drive unit arranged to generate a thrust power for propulsion of the marine vessel, at least one trim actuator arranged to control the thrust elevation angle of the at least one electric drive unit, and a control unit arranged to adjust the thrust power of the at least one electric drive unit and the thrust elevation angle of the at least one trim actuator in order to obtain desired stabilizing pitch and roll movements of the marine vessel, wherein the control unit is connected to a steering control device of the marine vessel. The control unit is arranged to generate a force feedback by the steering control device based on the applied adjustments of the thrust power and the thrust elevation angle.

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