Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A WATERJET-DRIVEN MARINE VESSEL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003026955
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A control system and apparatus for controlling waterjet-driven marine vessels is disclosed. Some aspects allow for generation of a plurality of actuator control signals from a single vessel control signal, such as those provided by vessel control apparatus. A control stick embodiment (100) provides a control apparatus that comprises a shaft moveable in at least one degree of freedom to provide the vessel control signals. Some aspects allow for an intuitive direct movement of the vessel in correspondence to movements of the control apparatus. Yet other aspects allow for locking out on or more degrees of freedom while other degrees of freedom and not locked out.
Inventors:
MORVILLO ROBERT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/030928
Publication Date:
February 12, 2004
Filing Date:
September 30, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VECTOR CONTROLS INC (US)
MORVILLO ROBERT (US)
MORVILLO ROBERT (US)
International Classes:
B63H11/11; B63H11/113; B63H21/22; B63H25/02; B63H25/42; B63H25/46; (IPC1-7): B63H11/11; B63H25/02
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