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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Fu P. Yuet, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Merritt P. Callaghan, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Justin Anderson, Racine, WI (US);
Fu P. Yuet, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Merritt P. Callaghan, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Justin Anderson, Racine, WI (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a marine vessel having a control system for automatically steering the marine vessel for the purpose of aiding an angler who has hooked a fish. The control system includes a GPS unit for determining the orientation of the marine vessel, a sonar unit for determining the bearing of a fish, and an algorithm for minimizing the error between the two. The control system will execute steering commands in the propulsion system in order to minimize the error in order to aid the angler as he tries to land the hooked fish.