A propeller-powered propulsion system and method of remote-controlled waterway navigation is configured to navigate a waterway in a navigation route while being controlled remotely, and being tracked by a GPS system. The watercraft provides a watercraft body that carries a propeller subassembly having multiple propellers that operate independently of each other for variable propulsion and steering. A mobile communication device transmits a command signal to a receiver in the propeller subassembly. A microcontroller converts the command signal to a speed for each propeller, independently of the other. The propeller speeds create a disproportionate level of thrust from each propeller to enable remote controlled steering of the watercraft toward port and starboard directions, at variable speeds, and preprogrammed navigation routes. The mobile communication device also acquires location data of the watercraft body obtained by a GPS system. The microcontroller processes the location data to automate the navigation of the watercraft.
PROPELLER-POWERED WATERCRAFT AND METHOD OF REMOTE-CONTROLLED WATERWAY NAVIGATION
WASSERFAHRZEUG MIT PROPELLERANTRIEB UND VERFAHREN ZUR FERNGESTEUERTEN WASSERFAHRZEUGNAVIGATION
VÉHICULE MARIN À PROPULSION PAR HÉLICE ET PROCÉDÉ DE NAVIGATION PAR VOIE NAVIGABLE COMMANDÉE À DISTANCE
2022-05-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G08C Übertragungssysteme für Messwerte, Regel-, Steuer- oder ähnliche Signale , TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |
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