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8180507 Manoeuvre and safety system for a vehicle or an installation  
A system for a vehicle is provided for allowing a user of the vehicle or installation to obtain advanced and up-to-date information about the surroundings of the vehicle or installation and the...
8175765 Controlling movement of a vessel traveling through water during a seismic survey operation  
To perform control of movement of a marine vessel traveling through water during a seismic survey operation, input information relating to factors that affect a speed of the marine vessel is...
8170734 Marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus and marine vessel including the same  
A marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus is used in a marine vessel which includes a propulsion system and a steering mechanism. The marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus includes...
8170735 Marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus and marine vessel including the same  
A marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus is used in a marine vessel which includes a propulsion system and a steering mechanism. The marine vessel maneuvering supporting apparatus includes...
8170733 Vehicle control system and method  
A vehicle control system includes a first powertrain, a second powertrain, and a third powertrain. The first powertrain includes a first power source. The second powertrain includes a second power...
8165736 Control device for watercrafts  
A control device for watercrafts includes a control station having a control lever, a motor, and an actuator coupled to the motor. In one embodiment, the control lever is provided with a sensor for...
8156882 Marine vessel steering apparatus and marine vessel including the same  
A marine vessel steering apparatus includes a rudder unit arranged to be mounted pivotally on a hull, an actuator arranged to turn the rudder unit, a rudder angle sensor arranged to detect the...
8160760 Human-machine interface device for an autonomic vehicle control system  
An apparatus for generating autonomic control mode commands to an autonomic control system in a vehicle to execute an autonomic vehicle maneuver in response to an operator command includes a...
8155812 Floating dock deflection management systems  
This invention relates to a ready system for providing floating dock deflection management systems increasing operations efficiency and providing accurate, safe control to eliminate man-made...
8155813 Control device for vessel equipped with exhaust heat recovery system and the vessel equipped with the control device  
A ship powered by an internal combustion engine (1) and an electric motor (2) connected to a propeller (3) powered by surplus electric power obtained by a thermal discharge recovery system has a...
8155811 System and method for optimizing a path for a marine vessel through a waterway  
A system is provided for optimizing a path for a marine vessel through a waterway from an initial location to a final location. The system includes a propulsion system and a directional system on...
8150569 Marine vessel running controlling apparatus, and marine vessel including the same  
A marine vessel running controlling apparatus is applicable to a marine vessel which includes a propulsive force generating unit arranged to generate a propulsive force to be applied to a hull of...
8145369 Docking apparatuses and methods  
An intercepting vehicle, which is being towed by a towing vehicle, may home in on and attach to a retrievable vehicle that catches up to the intercepting vehicle from behind. Then, the intercepting...
8145372 Watercraft speed control device  
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...
8145370 Steering system for a marine vessel  
A steering system for a marine vessel includes one or more steering devices operable to turn a marine vessel; a steering input device arranged to generate a desired turn rate signal; a rate sensor...
8145371 Dynamic control system for a marine vessel  
A dynamic control system for a marine vessel having two or more waterjet units as the primary propulsion system of the vessel, for maintaining vessel position or velocity when in a dynamic control...
8136597 Method and system for the extinction of an underwater well for the extraction of hydrocarbons under uncontrolled fluid discharge conditions  
A method for the extinction or oil well-killing or killing of an underwater well for the extraction of hydrocarbons under uncontrolled fluid discharge conditions, also called blowout, by...
8135504 Navigational planning and display method for the sailor's dilemma when heading upwind  
A method is disclosed that resolves a long-standing seafaring problem of how close to the wind to sail. Sailboats need a convenient way to determine the optimal heading to minimize the Tacking Time...
8131412 Method for arrangement for calibrating a system for controlling thrust and steering in a watercraft  
In a method for calibrating a system for controlling thrust and steering of a drive arrangement in a watercraft, the system includes an operating device adapted for indicating a requested direction...
8126602 Method and apparatus for controlling a water-jet driven marine vessel  
A system for controlling a marine vessel having first and second waterjets, corresponding first and second steering nozzles and corresponding first and second reversing buckets. The system...
8112190 Boat control system and boat  
A boat control system detects a wire break status in a duplicated communication system. A hull of a boat is provided with a main remote control side ECU and a subremote control side ECU, and the...
8112207 Method and apparatus to determine a preferred output torque for operating a hybrid transmission in a continuously variable mode  
A hybrid transmission includes a torque machine and an energy storage device connected thereto. The hybrid transmission is operative to transfer power between an input member and an output member...
8108147 Apparatus and method for automatic omni-directional visual motion-based collision avoidance  
A method of identifying and imaging a high risk collision object relative to a host vehicle includes arranging a plurality of N sensors for imaging a three-hundred and sixty degree horizontal field...
8078347 Control device for watercraft propulsion system  
A control device for a watercraft propulsion system can reduce wear of a shift mechanism, can achieve an automated extremely slow speed navigation and easy watercraft navigation, and can negate...
8065046 Olivo-cerebellar controller  
Non-linear control laws are disclosed and implemented with a controller and control system for maneuvering an underwater vehicle. The control laws change the phase of one Inferior-Olive (IO) neuron...
8060265 Method of steering aquatic vessels  
There is provided a boat (200) including a hull (20), and two engines (30, 50) couplable to rotationally drive mutually spaced separate corresponding propeller assemblies for providing thrusts....
8050849 Mixed-mode fuel minimization  
A mixed-mode method for operating a vehicle's propulsion plant to travel at a selected average speed using the minimum amount of fuel. The method involves travelling in one mode at high speed part...
8046122 Control system for a marine vessel hydraulic steering cylinder  
A control system for a hydraulic steering cylinder utilizes a supply valve and a drain valve. The supply valve is configured to supply pressurized hydraulic fluid from a pump to either of two...
8046121 Watercraft steering device and watercraft  
A watercraft steering device can include at least one of steerage status detection device configured to detect a steerage status following an operation of the steering wheel, running status...
8041473 Method and system for assisting steering and mooring alongside of vessels  
A method and a system for assisting steering and mooring alongside of vessels that enables operators to easily obtain physical relationship between two vessels and the states of mooring lines and...
8033878 Vessel speed control system for small planing boat and small planing boat utilizing the same  
A speed control system for a small planing boat can comprise a speed sensor to detect a vessel speed of a boat body, a speed information storing unit on which data of a previously set maximum speed...
8032271 Boat propulsion unit and boat  
A boat is capable of preventing shocks on gears in meshing engagement with each other and an abrupt movement thereof when a remote control shift lever is quickly rotated to reverse from a cruising...
8019498 Ship-steering device  
An instruction value conversion section (31) of an operation target calculation section (30) converts an instruction signal from a joystick (25). In order to obtain a movement mode of a ship...
8010287 Frequency hopping data link approach to autonomous GPS denied relative navigation determination  
The present invention is directed to accurate GPS (global positioning system)-free relative navigation between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a tanker aircraft. The UAV transmits a signal...
8005572 Flexible connection of teaching devices to programmable controllers  
An apparatus provides selective communication between multiple programmable robot controllers and one or more teaching devices connected by a network. The network controls communication between the...
8000851 Automatic trim system for a jet propulsion watercraft  
An automatic trim system for a jet propulsion watercraft is provided. Control electronics are in communication with a steering angle sensor to monitor the steering angle of the watercraft, and...
7996122 Method of measuring coupling ratios  
There is provided a method of measuring coupling ratios in a marine vessel. The vessel includes: (a) a source of mechanical power; (b) a coupling system operatively coupled via a first input shaft...
7996123 Device and method for controlling the engine speed and the slip of the clutch of a ship's propulsion system  
A control unit and a method for influencing the speed of an engine and the slip of a downstream clutch of a transmission of a ship's propulsion system via an electronic control unit in response to...
RE42546 Method and system for target localization  
The present inventions comprise a A method of estimating a minimum range for a target with respect to a first point of interest, independent of actual, range to the target, comprising obtaining...
7962251 Supervisory control and data acquisition system for energy extracting vessel navigation  
A Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system guides navigation of a vessel enabled to extract energy from wind and/or water currents primarily in offshore marine environments. An...
7941253 Marine propulsion drive-by-wire control system with shared isolated bus  
A marine propulsion drive-by-wire control system controls multiple marine engines, each one or more PCMs, propulsion control modules for controlling engine functions which may include steering or...
7933693 System and method for harvesting business intelligence from maritime communications  
A system for harvesting business intelligence from maritime communications uses AIS signals as the source of information regarding the position and heading of vessels. The system builds and...
7933692 Outboard motor conversion unit  
In an outboard motor conversion unit, it is configured to have a boat-side conversion unit that detects displacement generated at a movable member due to manual manipulation of a mechanical...
7917258 Ship of the type comprising a control bridge with a direct view of the environment and an operations control room  
Ship (1) of the type comprising a control bridge (2) with a direct view of the ship's environment, and an operations control room (3) receiving information in real time on the situation of the...
7892053 Commonly actuated trim and reverse system for a jet propulsion watercraft  
A commonly actuated trim and reverse system for a jet propulsion watercraft is provided. The system includes a movable actuator connected to a movement transfer mechanism. The movement transfer...
7890225 Automatic pilot module and system for automatically steering a sailboat for sailing in the presence of waves  
A steering correction signal generator module (MC) for generating steering correction signals (SC) for an automatic pilot for automatically steering a sailboat comprises: an inlet (EM) for a signal...
7890226 Apparatus and method of vessel emission management  
An emission management system (200) for a vessel (100) adapted to travel on water. The emission management system includes a monitoring assembly (202) for monitoring an emission from the vessel....
7877174 Watercraft speed control device  
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...
7869910 Auto-catalytic oscillators for locomotion of underwater vehicles  
A system is provided to control maneuvering flapping foils of an underwater vehicle. An oscillator generates periodic signals in which effects of external disturbances are minimized or amplified as...
7860616 Remote control system for a watercraft  
A remote control system for controlling a propulsion unit of a watercraft includes a plurality of remote controller side ECUs, all of which have the same construction in one embodiment. Each remote...
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