Brunswick Corporation

Brandon L Tate

Jason S Arbuckle

Trevor George

Eric S Mueller

Aadish Dilip Naik

Rakshith Sudhir Singh

Stephen P Landers

A propulsion control system on a marine vessel is provided, the propulsion control system comprising: a propulsion device configured to propel the marine vessel; proximity sensors configured to generate proximity measurements indicative of a proximity of an object with respect to the marine vessel; a processor configured to: receive proximity information based on proximity measurements generated by the proximity sensors; analyze the proximity information within a predetermined area around the marine vessel; determine that objects that are not in a planned path of the marine vessel are located in the predetermined area; set a velocity limit along the planned path of the marine vessel based on the presence of the objects within the predetermined area; and control the propulsion device such that a velocity of the marine vessel along the planned path does not exceed the velocity limit.

Marine propulsion control system and method with proximity-based velocity limiting

A navigation system for a marine vessel comprises a ranging sensor and a control system. The ranging sensor is arranged to image an area around the marine vessel, such as an area forward of the bow, and generate ranging data. The control system is configured to receive ranging data from the ranging sensor, detect a navigable opening based on the ranging data, determine a height of the navigable opening, determine whether the marine vessel can safely navigate through the navigable opening based on the height of the navigable opening, and generate a navigation action based on whether the marine vessel can navigate through the navigable opening.

Navigation control system and method for a marine vessel

A method of controlling navigation for a marine vessel includes receiving a user input via a user input device identifying at least one selectable priority for path planning, defining a prioritized navigation pathway through a marine navigation area based on the at least one selectable priority for path planning indicated by the user input between a vessel location and a navigation target location, generating a display image representing the marine navigation area and the prioritized navigation pathway, and displaying the display image on a display device.

Marine navigation systems, methods, and user interfaces

A propulsion system for a marine vessel includes a plurality of marine drives configured to effectuate propulsion on the marine vessel and a control system. The control system is configured to determine a disturbance vector representing an environmental disturbance on the marine vessel and identify a propulsion response capability of the plurality of marine drives to oppose the disturbance vector. When a request is received to perform an autonomous action, the control system determines whether insufficient propulsion authority is available to perform the requested autonomous action based on the disturbance vector and the propulsion response capability and, if so, generates an insufficiency alert on a user interface to advise a user of the insufficient propulsion authority.

Marine propulsion control system, method, and user interface

A system for adjusting a field of view (FOV) of a vision system on a marine vessel is provided, the system comprising: a camera is provided, the camera adjustably mounted to the marine vessel with an associated FOV of an environment of the marine vessel, and wherein the camera is associated with a three-dimensional camera coordinate system; and one or more hardware processors configured to: identify a trigger condition for adjusting the FOV of the camera; adjust a posture of the camera from an initial posture to an adjusted posture based on identification of the trigger condition, such that the camera has an adjusted FOV relative to the marine vessel; and determine three-dimensional location information associated with an object in the adjusted FOV in a three-dimensional global coordinate system associated with the marine vessel based on an adjusted transform between the camera coordinate system and the global coordinate system.

Systems and methods for adjusting a field of view of a vision system on a marine vessel

A method of controlling propulsion of a marine vessel includes receiving an instruction to engage a wake control mode and then automatically effectuating a steering change and/or a propulsion output change. A vessel orientation response to the steering change and/or the propulsion output change is measured and a determination of whether a wake zone requirement is met is made based on the orientation response. If the orientation requirement is met, a current propulsion output that meets the wake zone requirement is maintained. If the orientation requirement is not met, a further steering change and/or further propulsion output change is automatically effectuated until the wake zone requirement is met.

Marine propulsion system and method for wake control

A system for displaying wake surfing locations for a marine vessel includes a memory storing a database of wake surfing rules indexed based on location identifications, a location identification system configured to identify a location of the marine vessel, a display device, and a control system. The control system is configured to identify applicable rules regarding wake surfing based on the location of the marine vessel and identify a surfable area where wake surfing is permitted on a body of water based on the applicable rules. A surfable area display is then generated representing the surfable area on a display.

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Walnut Hill, IL, United States of America

Brandon L Tate