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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
May. 10, 2023
Justin Freeman, Ball Ground, GA (US);
Patrick Snellings, Sandy Springs, GA (US);
Cherry Rafferty, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Jun Feng, Marietta, GA (US);
Thomas Harkman, Rice Lake, WI (US);
Justin Freeman, Ball Ground, GA (US);
Patrick Snellings, Sandy Springs, GA (US);
Cherry Rafferty, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Jun Feng, Marietta, GA (US);
Thomas Harkman, Rice Lake, WI (US);
Johnson Outdoors Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A sonar target locking system to position a sonar assembly to maintain the sonar array of the sonar assembly pointing at a position of a user set (desired) target even when the watercraft is rotating or moving in various motions. The sonar target locking system includes electro-mechanical assembly that can be steered electrically to maintain the sonar array pointing at the position of the desired target. The system may be activated using at least one of a foot pedal, handheld remote control, or a display of a fish finder head unit. The system may use GPS and IMU inputs to generate control signals to steer the electro-mechanical assembly to maintain the sonar array pointing at the position of the desired target.