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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Matthew E. Derginer, Butte des Morts, WI (US);
Travis C. Malouf, Germantown, WI (US);
Aaron J. Ward, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling a propulsion system on a marine vessel includes receiving proximity measurements describing locations of one or more objects with respect to the marine vessel, receiving a command vector instructing magnitude and direction for propulsion of the marine vessel with respect to a point of navigation for the marine vessel, and then determining a funnel boundary based on the command vector. When an object is determined to be within the funnel boundary, a propulsion adjustment command is calculated to move the marine vessel such that the object is no longer in the funnel boundary. At least one propulsion device is then controlled based on the propulsion adjustment command.