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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2017
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Jason S. Arbuckle, Horicon, WI (US);
Thomas S. Kirchhoff, Fond Du Lac, WI (US);
Michael J. Lemancik, Fond Du Lac, WI (US);
Walter B. Ross, Fond Du Lac, WI (US);
Robert M. Hackbarth, Neenah, WI (US);
Mark W. Henker, Fond Du Lac, WI (US);
Steven L. Van Camp, Cascade, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for maneuvering a marine vessel powered by a propulsion system includes accepting inputs to an electronic navigation device and generating a desired track based on the inputs. The desired track includes a series of waypoints, each waypoint in the series of waypoints being associated with a respective heading. The method also includes sending position and orientation information corresponding to each waypoint and its associated heading to a control module. Based on the position and orientation information, the control module generates steering and thrust commands that are required to maneuver the marine vessel from a current waypoint and heading in the series to a following waypoint and heading in the series. According to the steering and thrust commands, the propulsion system thereafter propels the marine vessel along the desired track to each waypoint and its associated heading in succession. A corresponding system is also disclosed.