Systems and methods for controlling speed of a marine vessel
원문보기
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B63H-021/22
B63H-021/21
출원번호
US-0258516
(2014-04-22)
등록번호
US-9248898
(2016-02-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Kirchhoff, Thomas S.
Arbuckle, Jason S.
Snyder, Matthew W.
출원인 / 주소
Brunswick Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
24인용 특허 :
32
초록▼
A system that controls the speed of a marine vessel includes first and second propulsion devices that produce first and second thrusts to propel the marine vessel. A control circuit controls orientation of the first and second propulsion devices about respective steering axes to control directions o
A system that controls the speed of a marine vessel includes first and second propulsion devices that produce first and second thrusts to propel the marine vessel. A control circuit controls orientation of the first and second propulsion devices about respective steering axes to control directions of the first and second thrusts. A first user input device is moveable between a neutral position and a non-neutral detent position. When a second user input device is actuated while the first user input device is in the detent position, the control circuit does one or more of the following so as to control the speed of the marine vessel: varies a speed of a first engine of the first propulsion device and a speed of a second engine of the second propulsion device; and varies one or more alternative operating conditions of the first and second propulsion devices.
대표청구항▼
1. A system that controls a speed of a marine vessel, the system comprising: a first propulsion device that produces a first thrust to propel the marine vessel;a second propulsion device that produces a second thrust to propel the marine vessel;a control circuit that controls orientation of the firs
1. A system that controls a speed of a marine vessel, the system comprising: a first propulsion device that produces a first thrust to propel the marine vessel;a second propulsion device that produces a second thrust to propel the marine vessel;a control circuit that controls orientation of the first and second propulsion devices about first and second steering axes, respectively, so as to control a direction of the first thrust and a direction of the second thrust;a first user input device moveable between a neutral position and a non-neutral detent position; anda second user input device;wherein when the second user input device is actuated while the first user input device is in the detent position, the control circuit selects between doing one or more of the following so as to control the speed of the marine vessel: varying a speed of a first engine of the first propulsion device and a second engine of the second propulsion device; andvarying one or more alternative operating conditions of the first and second propulsion devices. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first user input device is a throttle/shift lever and the second user input device is a joystick that is actuatable from a rest position in at least a first direction and a second, opposite direction. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein when the throttle/shift lever is in the detent position, actuation of the joystick in the first direction commands the control circuit to increase the speed of the marine vessel, and actuation of the joystick in the second direction commands the control circuit to decrease the speed of the marine vessel. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the one or more alternative operating conditions comprises: a splay angle between the direction of the first thrust and the direction of the second thrust; anda slip of first and second transmissions of the first and second propulsion devices, respectively. 5. The system of claim 4, further comprising first and second trolling valves controlling the slip of the first and second transmissions, respectively. 6. The system of claim 4, wherein upon repeated actuation of the joystick in the first direction, the control circuit does one or more of the following: decreases the splay angle until a minimum splay angle is reached;decreases the slip of the first and second transmissions until a minimum slip is reached; andincreases the speed of the first and second engines until a maximum engine speed is reached. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the control circuit prioritizes one of decreasing the splay angle and decreasing the slip over increasing the engine speed in response to repeated actuation of the joystick in the first direction. 8. The system of claim 4, wherein upon repeated actuation of the joystick in the second direction, the control circuit does one or more of the following: decreases the speed of the first and second engines until a minimum engine speed is reached;increases the slip of the first and second transmissions until a maximum slip is reached; andincreases the splay angle until a maximum splay angle is reached. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the control circuit prioritizes decreasing the engine speed over one of increasing the slip and increasing the splay angle in response to repeated actuation of the joystick in the second direction. 10. A method for controlling a speed of a marine vessel having a first propulsion device that produces a first thrust to propel the marine vessel and a second propulsion device that produces a second thrust to propel the marine vessel, the method comprising: receiving a trolling mode command from a first user input device with a control circuit; andthereafter varying a trolling speed of the marine vessel with the control circuit by selecting between doing one or more of the following in response to an input from a second user input device: varying a speed of a first engine of the first propulsion device and a second engine of the second propulsion device; andvarying one or more alternative operating conditions of the first and second propulsion devices;wherein varying the one or more alternative operating conditions comprises one or more of the following: varying a slip of first and second transmissions of the first and second propulsion devices, respectively; andvarying orientation of the first and second propulsion devices about first and second steering axes, respectively, so as to vary a splay angle between a direction of the first thrust and a direction of the second thrust. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first user input device is a throttle/shift lever, and further comprising receiving the trolling mode command in response to actuation of the throttle/shift lever into a forward gear deters position. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second user input device is a joystick, and further comprising varying the trolling speed of the marine vessel in response to actuation of the joystick in one of a first direction and a second, opposite direction while the throttle/shift lever is in the forward gear detent position. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising one of increasing the trolling speed of the marine vessel in response to actuation of the joystick in the first direction while the throttle/shift lever is in the forward gear detent position, and decreasing the trolling speed of the marine vessel in response to actuation of the joystick in the second direction while the throttle/shift lever is in the forward gear detent position. 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising doing one or more of the following in response to repeated actuation of the joystick in the first direction: decreasing the splay angle until a minimum splay angle is reached;decreasing the slip of the first and second transmissions until a minimum slip is reached; andincreasing the speed of the first and second engines until a maximum engine speed is reached. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the control circuit prioritizes one of decreasing the splay angle and decreasing the slip over increasing the speed of the first and second engines in response to repeated actuation of the joystick in the first direction. 16. The method of claim 13, further comprising doing one or more of the following in response to repeated actuation of the joystick in the second direction: decreasing the speed of the first and second engines until a minimum engine speed is reached;increasing the slip of the first and second transmissions until a maximum slip is reached; andincreasing the splay angle until a maximum splay angle is reached. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the control circuit prioritizes decreasing the speed of the first and second engines over one of increasing the slip and increasing the splay angle in response to repeated actuation of the joystick in the second direction. 18. A method for controlling a speed of a marine vessel having first and second propulsion devices with first and second engines operatively connected to first and second transmissions, the first and second propulsion devices controlled by a control circuit communicatively connected to a throttle/shift lever and a joystick, the method comprising: determining if the throttle/shift lever has been placed in a forward detent position, and if so:determining if the joystick has been actuated in a forward direction, and, if so doing one of the to following: decreasing a splay angle between a direction of thrust of the first propulsion device and a direction of thrust of the second propulsion device;decreasing a slip of the first and second transmissions; andincreasing a speed of the first and second engines; anddetermining if the joystick has been actuated in a rearward direction, and, if so doing one of the following: decreasing the speed of the first and second engines;increasing the slip of the first and second transmissions; andincreasing the splay angle;wherein the control circuit prioritizes one of decreasing the splay angle and decreasing the slip over increasing the speed of the first and second engines in response to repeated actuation of the joystick in the forward direction; andwherein the control circuit prioritizes decreasing the speed of the first and second engines over one of increasing the slip and increasing the splay angle in response to repeated actuation of the joystick in the rearward direction. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the speed of the first and second engines is a trolling speed, and a minimum speed of the first and second engines is about 600 RPM and a maximum speed of the first and second engines is about 1200 RPM.
연구과제 타임라인
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
이 특허에 인용된 특허 (32)
Cotton Bryan S. ; Thornberg Christopher A. ; Walsh David M. ; Corning ; III Sherman, Aircraft course correction for wind and fuzzy logic course intercept profile based upon accuracy and efficiency.
Robertson Glen E. (1304 S. Orange Ave. Sarasota FL 34239) Webster John L. (Huntsville AL), Anchorless boat positioning employing global positioning system.
Suemori,Masaru; Okuyama,Takashi, Controller for propulsion unit, control program for propulsion unit controller, method of controlling propulsion unit controller, and controller for watercraft.
Krautkremer Franz (Spay DEX) Lais Siegfried (Spay DEX) Knecht Reinhold (Rhens DEX) Stache Detlev (Waldesch DEX), Device for controlling the direction of movement and thrust force of a watercraft.
Kaji,Hirotaka; Suemori,Masaru, Marine vessel running controlling apparatus, marine vessel maneuvering supporting system and marine vessel each including the marine vessel running controlling apparatus, and marine vessel running co.
Fujimoto,Hiroaki; Kohno,Yukinobu; Higashi,Masaaki; Hamamatsu,Masanori; Nakashima,Kenichi; Saito,Yasuo; Ohnishi,Hiroshi, Method and system for maneuvering movable object.
Guichoux, Yann, Method for calculating the surface speed of at least one vessel and method for deducing each drift vector at every point on the path of said vessel.
Andrasko, Steven J.; Arbuckle, Jason S.; Przybyl, Andrew J., Systems and methods for providing notification regarding trim angle of a marine propulsion device.
Arbuckle, Jason S.; Andrasko, Steven J.; Przybyl, Andrew J.; O'Brien, William P.; Gable, Kenneth G.; Van Buren, David M.; Smedema, Gene A., Systems and methods for setting engine speed in a marine propulsion device.
Arbuckle, Jason S.; Andrasko, Steven J.; Przybyl, Andrew J.; O'Brien, William P.; Gable, Kenneth G.; Van Buren, David M.; Smedema, Gene A., Systems and methods for setting engine speed in a marine propulsion device.
Arbuckle, Jason S.; O'Brien, William P.; Kirchhoff, Thomas S.; Snyder, Matthew W.; Przybyl, Andrew J., Systems and methods for setting engine speed using a feed forward signal.
Arbuckle, Jason S.; Kirchhoff, Thomas S.; Lemancik, Michael J.; Ross, Walter B.; Hackbarth, Robert M.; Henker, Mark W.; Van Camp, Steven L., Vessel maneuvering methods and systems.
※ AI-Helper는 부적절한 답변을 할 수 있습니다.