A vessel operation system includes an outboard motor or other propulsion apparatus on a hull, an electrically-driven trolling motor mounted externally to the hull, and a controller configured or programmed to control the outboard motor and the trolling motor. The outboard motor generates a thrust and electric power with an engine. The trolling motor generates a thrust by being driven by electric power from a battery that is charged by the electric power generated by the outboard motor. In a state in which the trolling motor is generating the thrust, the controller is configured or programmed to control the outboard motor so as to generate an assist thrust that hastens a behavior of the hull by the thrust generated by the trolling motor.
VESSEL OPERATION SYSTEM AND VESSEL
SCHIFFSBETRIEBSSYSTEM UND SCHIFF
SYSTÈME DE FONCTIONNEMENT DE NAVIRE ET NAVIRE
13.03.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |