Patents Assigned to AB Volvo Penla
  • Patent number: 7780490
    Abstract: A watercraft with a control system includes at least two propulsion units carried by a hull of the watercraft. Each propulsion unit is independently turnable. The watercraft includes a control system arranged to control orientation of the propulsion units. The control system includes a first control mode in which turning of two of the propulsion units is limited to turning through less than an entire range of motion of the two propulsion units, in equal amounts, and in opposite directions relative to a longitudinal centerline of the watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: AB Volvo Penla
    Inventor: Kent Lundgren