Patent ID: 7565876
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: B63B,B63J,G05D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A marine vessel control system comprising: at least one primary marine propulsory mechanism including an outboard providing a thrust vector and being movably attached to the vessel; a four bar linkage support bracket attached to the outboard capable of both positive and negative pitch trim and near uniform thrust vector height relative to the horizontal plane of the vessel; an actuating system coupled to the propulsory mechanism to manipulate the orientation of the thrust vector and affect the attitude of the vessel; at least one servo control; at least one attitude sensor providing a signal indicating the attitude of the vessel; and a central control computer operatively coupled to the actuating system, the servo control and the attitude sensor and controlling the actuation of at least one primary propulsion mechanism's thrust vector in response to the signal from the attitude sensor indicating the attitude of the vessel wherein attitude and motion damping in any or all of the pitch, roll and yaw axes of the vessel are controlled.