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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2023
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Satoru Hamada, Shizuoka, JP;
Akihiro Onoue, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshio Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaru Suemori, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kadobayashi, Shizuoka, JP;
Manami Oyama, Shizuoka, JP;
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A navigation control system includes an obstacle detector on a hull to detect a distance from a hull to an obstacle on a water surface and a position of the obstacle. The navigation control system further includes a thruster on the hull to generate a propulsive force, a steering to steer the thruster to right and left sides of the hull, and a controller. The controller is configured or programmed to perform a control to determine an obstacle avoidance route based on a route function including at least an indicator of a lateral acceleration that acts on the hull during steering of the thruster when the obstacle is detected by the obstacle detector.