Ships – Steering mechanism – Remote control steering excluding manual operation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-15
2007-05-15
Basinger, Sherman (Department: 3617)
Ships
Steering mechanism
Remote control steering excluding manual operation
C114S151000, C440S041000, C440S042000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11343123
ABSTRACT:
A method for controlling a marine vessel having a first steering nozzle, a reversing deflector and at least one of a bow thruster and a second steering nozzle is disclosed. The method comprises the acts of inducing a net translational force to the marine vessel, corresponding to a first vessel control signal comprising only a translational thrust command and a zero rotational thrust command, so that substantially no net rotational force is induced to the marine vessel, and inducing a net force to the marine vessel, substantially in a direction of a combination of the translational thrust command and the rotational thrust command for all combinations of the rotational and translational thrust commands.
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Basinger Sherman
Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP.
Morvillo Robert A.
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