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Watercraft speed control device

US7877174B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 2009
Grant dateJan 25, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2029

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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