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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2021
Volvo Penta Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Mats Rydström, Billdal, SE;
Volvo Penta Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A control unit for controlling a marine vessel to avoid an emergency situation, the control unit comprising processing circuitry and a storage medium, wherein the control unit is configured to receive path data from one or more sensor devices indicative of a path traveled by the marine vessel in a forward direction and to store the received path data by the storage medium, characterized in that the control unit is configured to receive a trigger signal from an input device, and, in response to the trigger signal, determine a location for turning the vessel around, navigating to the location, turning the vessel around at the location, and navigating the vessel along the path in reverse direction.