公开(公告)号：US20230049367A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17883066

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.

Inventor： James J. Endrizzi ,  Jacob L. Stock ,  Austin R. Bartz ,  Michael J. Fuchs ,  Erik W. Rogers ,  Michael T. Yobe ,  Joseph P. Nuxoll ,  Kevin P. Blair ,  John E. Kraus

IPC: B63H21/21 ,  B63B35/38 ,  B63B1/12 ,  B63B79/40 ,  B63B79/15 ,  B63H25/42 ,  B63H20/12

Abstract: Techniques for thruster system control for a pontoon boat or other watercraft. A thruster system may comprise a plurality of thrusters used to control movement of the pontoon boat in addition to an outboard prime mover. The thrusters may be fixed and/or steerable thrusters. In examples, the thrusters may be retracted based on identifying a condition in which the thrusters may be damaged. The thrusters may be deployed based on identifying a condition in which the thrusters may be used to recharge an associated energy source. User input to control the thrusters may be adapted to account for external forces acting on the pontoon boat. A user interface is provided with which to control the thruster system, via which an operator manipulates a movement intent line to control the thruster system. The user interface may further comprise obstacle indicators, thereby enabling the operator to maneuver the pontoon boat accordingly.