System for controlling a vessel

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6577932
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09787298

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System (10) for controlling a vessel, which vessel is provided with: propulsion means (40) for propelling the vessel, directional means for determining the direction in which the vessel is propelled, which system is provided with: speed regulating means (32, 36) for influencing the propulsion supplied by the propulsion means, steering means (30, 34) for influencing the directional means, at least one or more navigational aids (28) which provide those who are operating the speed regulating means and/or the steering means with data relating to the navigation, in which the system is provided with means by which the data (14, 16, 22, 24) coming from the navigational aid (28) is used to determine areas where the vessel must not go, and in which the speed regulating means or the steering means or both are provided with limiters (32, 36) by means of which the operation of the abovementioned means is rendered difficult if such operation would lead to the vessel moving in the direction of the abovementioned areas.

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WARTSILA PROPULSION NETHERLANDS B VP O BOX 6 DRUNEN 5150-BB

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Van, Beurden Eric Henricus Johannes Tilburg, NL 1 20
Wesselink, Albert Frederik Wijk en Aalburg, NL 2 27

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