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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2022
Mastercraft Boat Company, Llc, Vonore, TN (US);
Michael J. Uggeri, Knoxville, TN (US);
David F. Ekern, Knoxville, TN (US);
Chad A. Lynema, Knoxville, TN (US);
Zach C. Gordon, Vonore, TN (US);
Colin J. Schweigert, Whitehall, MI (US);
Abhijeet Vaidya, Columbus, IN (US);
MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC, Vonore, TN (US);
Abstract
A boat, boat systems, and methods to determine when a water-sports participant has fallen. The boat may include an image sensor and an image processor communicatively coupled to the image sensor. The image sensor is configured to capture at least one image of the environment aft of the stern of the boat. The image processor is configured to execute a rider-down analysis that includes analyzing, using an object recognition process executed by the image processor, an image to be analyzed to determine if a water-sports participant has fallen. The boat may include a controller configured to execute a rider-down action when the water-sports participant has fallen. The controller may execute the rider-down action when the image processor determines that the water-sports participant has fallen based upon the rider-down analysis.