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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2023
Navico Holding As, Egersund, NO;
Christopher Crawford, Bixby, OK (US);
Antony Mackenzie, Auckland, NZ;
Navico Holding AS, Egersund, NO;
Abstract
A method of operating a marine drive configured to propel a marine vessel is provided. The method includes operating the marine drive to effectuate a specified heading, measuring a heading of the marine vessel using a heading sensor, and measuring acceleration data of the marine vessel using at least one sensor. The method further includes determining that a heading error between the specified heading and the measured heading exceeds a heading error threshold, classifying the heading error based at least in part on the measured acceleration data during a time period prior to the heading error, and performing a heading error response based on the heading error classification.