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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2004
Stephen V. Gillman, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Timothy W. Kaufmann, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Matt H. Jimkoski, Freeland, MI (US);
Brian J. Magnus, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Stephen V. Gillman, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Timothy W. Kaufmann, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Matt H. Jimkoski, Freeland, MI (US);
Brian J. Magnus, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A watercraft steer-by-wire control system comprising: an input device; at least one transducer in operable communication with the input device; a rudder control system in operable communication with the input device and configured to control a rudder of a watercraft; and a bow thruster control system in operable communication with the at least one transducer and configured to control a bow thruster of the watercraft. A method for the maneuvering if a watercraft. The method comprises: applying a force in a first degree of freedom of an input device; measuring the movement of the input device in the first degree of freedom; converting the movement into a signal proportional to the amount of movement; and transmitting the signal to a bow thruster control system.