Marine vessel brake assist and stabilization system
US12240583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H2021/216
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vessel braking control system for a marine vessel that utilizes one or more of the vessel's features and effectors to increase the drag on the vessel both through increased drag on the features and effectors themselves and by creating a downward force on the vessel as a whole, increasing the wetted hull area and increasing hull drag thereby; the control system operates to place the features and effectors in a braking state through rotation relative to the vessel's direction of travel and relative to the water's surface, and may automatically return the features and effectors to their normal operating state upon the vessel's reaching a detected, predetermined speed.
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