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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Malcolm A. Swinbanks, Alexandria, VA (US);
David E. Simon, Alexandria, VA (US);
John M. Holford, Oakton, VA (US);
Francis (Frank) M. Napoletano, Jr., Severn, MD (US);
Malcolm A. Swinbanks, Alexandria, VA (US);
David E. Simon, Alexandria, VA (US);
John M. Holford, Oakton, VA (US);
Francis (Frank) M. Napoletano, Jr., Severn, MD (US);
VSSL Commercial, Inc., Alexandria, VA (US);
Abstract
A look-ahead detection system (LADS) that actively controls the suspension of at least some of the seats in a watercraft to drastically reduce the shock and/or vibrations experienced by passengers within the seats caused by waves, other water conditions and/or the bending of the craft as it travels through the water. The look-ahead detection system utilizes downward-looking sensors to help the system predict when the craft will strike the water and how strong the impact will be. That is, the look-ahead detection system uses the sensors to look forward in time and down in space.