Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for controlling a boat comprising a pivotable drive unit, and a electronic vessel control unit for steering a boat
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Application No.: US15037087Application Date: 2013-11-18
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Publication No.: US09862473B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Anders Rydberg , Johan Wiklund
- Applicant: AB VOLVO PENTA
- Applicant Address: SE Göteborg
- Assignee: AB Volvo Penta
- Current Assignee: AB Volvo Penta
- Current Assignee Address: SE Göteborg
- Agency: WRB-IP LLP
- International Application: PCT/SE2013/000177 WO 20131118
- International Announcement: WO2015/072895 WO 20150521
- Main IPC: B63H25/42
- IPC: B63H25/42 ; B63B39/00 ; B63H5/125 ; G05D1/08 ; B63B39/14 ; B63B39/08 ; B63H21/14 ; B63H25/02

Abstract:
A method is provided for controlling a boat. The boat is adapted to float in a body of water. The boat includes a hull having a longitudinal extension along a hull longitudinal axis, a lateral extension along a hull lateral axis and a vertical extension along a hull vertical axis. The boat also includes a set of drive units, the set of drive units comprising at least one drive unit. Each drive unit in the set is arranged such that it, during driving of the boat, is adapted to be at least partially submerged into the body of water; adapted to be pivotable, relative to the hull, around a drive unit longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to the hull longitudinal axis such that a drive unit roll angle can be varied, and adapted to be pivotable, relative to the hull, around a steering axis that forms an angle with the drive unit longitudinal, axis such that a drive unit steering angle can be varied.
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