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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2020
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Juan Pablo Afman, Kennesaw, GA (US);
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A watercraft control system is configured to track and follow a lead watercraft cruising ahead of a host watercraft. The watercraft control system basically includes a detector and a digital controller. The watercraft control system can be integrated with a main watercraft control system of the host watercraft, or can be an add-on watercraft control system that supplements the main watercraft control system of the host watercraft. The detector is configured to detect the lead watercraft in front of the host watercraft. The digital controller is configured to communicate with the detector's processor to receive a detection signal from the detector. The digital controller is configured to output at least one control command related to a propulsion direction of the host watercraft and a propulsion force of the host watercraft to at least a propulsion unit of the host watercraft to track and follow the lead watercraft.