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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2023
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Brandon L. Tate, Walnut Hill, IL (US);
Stephen P. Landers, South Lebanon, OH (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A propulsion control system on a marine vessel is provided, the propulsion control system comprising: a propulsion device configured to propel the marine vessel; proximity sensors configured to generate proximity measurements indicative of a proximity of an object with respect to the marine vessel; a processor configured to: receive proximity information based on proximity measurements generated by the proximity sensors; analyze the proximity information within a predetermined area around the marine vessel; determine that objects that are not in a planned path of the marine vessel are located in the predetermined area; set a velocity limit along the planned path of the marine vessel based on the presence of the objects within the predetermined area; and control the propulsion device such that a velocity of the marine vessel along the planned path does not exceed the velocity limit.