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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2024
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Matthew W. Snyder, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Aaron J. Ward, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Phillips L. Munter, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
An actuation system for moving at least two devices on a marine vessel includes at least three actuators, wherein the at least three actuators include at least one pair of actuators configured to jointly move a first actuated device, a plurality of position sensors configured to generate position information indicating whether each one of the at least three actuators has moved and/or whether the first actuated device has moved, and a controller configured to control each of the at least three actuators, wherein locations of the at least three actuators are initially unknown by the controller, and wherein the controller is configured to automatically determine the location of each of the at least three actuators on the marine vessel based on the position information measured in response to movement commands and, thereafter, control each of the at least three actuators based on their respective location.