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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
May. 14, 2024
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Todd D. Dannenberg, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Matthew E. Derginer, Butte des Morts, WI (US);
Travis C. Malouf, Germantown, WI (US);
Aaron J. Ward, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Troy R. Brockdorf, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A docking system for a marine vessel includes a user input device configured to facilitate user selection of a docking surface, the user input device comprising a direction indicator display including at least two direction indicators each configured to visually indicate a direction with respect to the marine vessel and a control system. The control system is configured to determine a direction of a potential docking surface with respect to the marine vessel and control at least one of the at least two direction indicators on the direction indicator display to indicate the direction of the potential docking surface with respect to the marine vessel.