Boat maneuvering support device
US11021220B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H25/42
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a boat maneuvering support device for a boat including an outboard motor, a power device which outputs a thrust force in a port-starboard direction, and a steering mechanism which changes a steering angle. The device includes a rotational speed detection unit which detects a rotational speed of a propeller of the outboard motor, and a control unit which controls a magnitude of the thrust force output by the power device. The control unit controls the magnitude of the thrust force output by the power device so as to change a balance between a magnitude of a first turning force which makes the boat turn by a thrust force of the outboard motor and a magnitude of a second turning force which makes the boat turn by the thrust force of the power device.
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