Patent ID: 7972187
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: B63H,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a marine vessel having a first steering nozzle, a reversing deflector and one of a bow thruster and a second steering nozzle, comprising: receiving a first vessel control signal comprising at least one of a transverse thrust component, a forward-reverse thrust component and a rotational thrust component; generating at least a first actuator control signal and a second actuator control signal in response to the first vessel control signal; coupling the first actuator control signal to and controlling the first steering nozzle; coupling the second actuator control signal to and controlling one of the second steering nozzle, the reversing deflector, and the bow thruster; inducing a net transverse thrust to the marine vessel in response to only the transverse thrust component without substantially inducing any forward-reverse thrust or rotational thrust to the marine vessel; inducing a net forward-reverse thrust to the marine vessel in response to only the forward-reverse thrust component without substantially inducing any transverse thrust or rotational thrust to the marine vessel; and inducing a net rotational thrust to the marine vessel in response to only the rotational thrust component without substantially inducing any forward-reverse thrust or transverse thrust to the marine vessel.