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Watercraft speed control device

US7485021B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 2007
Grant dateFeb 3, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B49/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automatic speed control system that provides desired watercraft velocity over land. The coupled algorithms correct engine speed and torque using inertia based measurements, GPS, and tachometer measurements, and the corrections are augmented and enhanced by velocity/speed and torque/speed relationships that are dynamically and adaptively programmed with real-time data collected during replicated operations of the watercraft in specified conditions.

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