Patent ID: 9302754
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B60F,B63H

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle control device for an amphibious vehicle, the amphibious vehicle comprising: a drive device; crawler tracks; a propulsion device; wherein the drive device transmits an output to the crawler tracks to perform on-land travel when an on-land travel mode is selected, the drive device transmits an output to the propulsion device that creates a jet for navigating on top of water when an on-water navigation mode is selected, the drive device transmits an output to the crawler tracks and the propulsion device for traveling on an edge of the water when an on-edge-of-water travel mode is selected, the vehicle control device for said amphibious vehicle comprising: jet direction adjusting means for adjusting a discharging direction of the jet created by the propulsion device; orientation detecting means for detecting an orientation of the amphibious vehicle; and controlling means for controlling at least one of the jet direction adjusting means and the propulsion device on the basis of the orientation of the amphibious vehicle detected by the orientation detecting means such that the jet from the propulsion device is directed downward behind the amphibious vehicle or that a turning force occurs in the amphibious vehicle, when the on-edge-of-water travel mode is selected.