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Patent No.:

US 12649563 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2025

System for and method of controlling watercraft

Applicant:

Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;

Daisuke Okamura, Shizuoka, JP;

Katsutoshi Naito, Shizuoka, JP;

Kunihiko Akahane, Shizuoka, JP;

Hiroaki Takase, Shizuoka, JP;

Kazumichi Yoshida, Shizuoka, JP;

Tomohiro Hirota, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:

YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;

Attorney:

Keating & Bennett, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Peter D Nolan

Assistant Examiner:

Michael F Whalen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/248 (2024.01); G05D 1/646 (2024.01); G05D 109/30 (2024.01); G05D 111/10 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/04 (2013.01); G05D 1/248 (2024.01); G05D 1/646 (2024.01); B63H 2025/045 (2013.01); G05D 2109/34 (2024.01); G05D 2111/10 (2024.01);
Abstract

A system for controlling a watercraft includes a satellite positioning sensor, a remote sensor, and a controller. The satellite positioning sensor detects a position of a watercraft based on radio waves transmitted from a satellite. The remote sensor detects a position of a target object. When the satellite positioning sensor receives the radio waves transmitted from the satellite, the controller is configured or programmed to obtain the position of the watercraft detected by the satellite positioning sensor and execute a normal automated navigation such that the watercraft is moved along a predetermined navigation route. The controller is configured or programmed to obtain the position of the target object detected by the remote sensor during navigation of the watercraft, and execute a temporary automated navigation to move the watercraft toward the target object when the satellite positioning sensor is interrupted from receiving the radio waves transmitted from the satellite.

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