Ship handling device and ship including the same
US10953973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H2025/425
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ship handling device including a joystick lever configured to be inclined in a desired direction at a desired angle, and a ship handling control device configured to control driving of a forward-backward propeller generating a thrust in a front-and-rear direction of a ship body and a thruster generating a thrust in a left-and-right direction of the ship body. The ship handling control device has a normal mode in which driving of the forward-backward propeller and the thruster is controlled according to an input signal from the joystick lever, and a thruster single-driven mode in which driving of only the thruster is controlled according to an input signal from the joystick lever, and the ship handling control device is connected to a mode changing switch with which a switchover between the normal mode and the thruster single-driven mode is performed.
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