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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Digicourse, Llc, Harahan, LA (US);
Inventors:
Felix Ernest Bircher, Metairie, LA (US);
Dale Lambert, Mandeville, LA (US);
Nicholas Domingo Muguira, Hammond, LA (US);
David A. Cespedes, Metairie, LA (US);
Assignee:
DigiCOURSE, LLC, Harahan, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 79/40 (2020.01); G05D 1/0206 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments herein describe techniques for controlling both a vessel and a separate controllable steering element so that a towed device moves along a predefined path or course. A steering system can include a first controller for steering the vessel and a second controller for controlling the steering element, which is in the water and also being towed by the vessel. In one embodiment, the steering system controls the vessel to ensure the steering element does not exceed a control limit.