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Control of propeller shaft movement

US10953968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

ABB Schweiz AG · CH

Inventors

Børre Gundersen · Oslo, NO
Frank Wendt · Princeton, US
Jaroslaw Nowak · Kraków, PL
Matko Barisic · Oslo, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 7, 2017
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB63H2021/216
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided mechanisms for controlling movement of a propeller shaft on a vessel. A controller includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to cause the controller to detect movement of the propeller shaft by determining a signature of a sustained oscillation of the propeller shaft. The processing circuitry is configured to cause the controller to control movement of the propeller shaft according to the determined signature.

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