SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF MARINE VESSELS

• Main Authors: SNYDER, Kristopher C, SCHROEDER, Jeremy J, KASTE, Michael C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.09.2021
• Subjects: CONTROLLING; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; RELATED EQUIPMENT; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TRANSPORTING

Systems, assemblies, and methods for conveniently operating marine devices associated with a watercraft are provided herein. An example system includes a controller, a sensor module, and a marine device. The controller is configured to receive a user input indicating a desired action via the sensor module and transmit a signal to the marine device to cause the marine device to operate in a particular manner. The sensor module may include one or more motion sensors, and the controller may be configured to filter unintentional movement from the raw motion data sensed by the sensor module, such as due to movement of the watercraft floating on the surface of the water. Thus, the system may enable convenient and intuitive control over various marine devices associated with the watercraft. - - 1 2