The invention relates to an Intelligent Maneuvering
System for Easier Boat Handling, which is an accessory for boating and boat maneuvering. This
system enables easy and precise boat maneuvering based on actual measurements, computer modeling, and mathematics, according to the control values provided by a
Joystick or a
mobile phone App. It allows the boat to be maneuvered in the desired heading with the required force and rotation around its
vertical axis. This significantly enhances the boat's maneuverability and truly enables agile movement of the boat in the desired manner.The
system consists of three propulsion
propeller drives, one of which may be the original bow thruster of the boat.
Propeller drives are installed in the boat with an angular offset about 120 degrees, in which case the reference values for their six infinitely adjustable force vectors are calculated by the
microcomputer to achieve the desired maneuvering effect.Using the maneuvering
system's calculation
software and the thrust forces of the infinitely adjustable motor drives, the boat can be rotated in place, driven in any arbitrary direction while keeping the bow heading unchanged, or rotated during
linear motion.On the boat (FIG. 2), (1) three
propeller drives (3) and (5) are installed, whose rev is controlled by the
motor controller (23) or the hydraulic system valve (24). The
Joystick (28) steering values are converted into
thrust control commands for each
motor controller in the maneuvering mathematics calculation.The content of the patent claims specifies a propulsion system implemented with three motor drives (3) and (5) arranged 120° apart, where the power of each
motor drive (3) and (5) is controlled individually according to the maneuvering command given by the
Joystick (28) based on the vector mathematics calculations performed by the
control system's
software taking into account the actual installing locations and dimensions of
propeller drives relative to the COB as well as the effects of changes in
hydrodynamic resistance when maneuvering in different directions, as determined by CFD calculations.