Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for operating a watercraft vessel. The system can include a communication unit configured to receive a position signal and a velocity signal of the first vessel. The system can include a first sensing unit configured to determine a relative position signal of one or more nearby vessels including the first vessel, a second sensing unit configured to detect and measure a fluid velocity field of a vortex around the watercraft vessel, and a third sensing unit configured to detect and measure an efficiency gain from a lifting force experienced by watercraft vessel operating in an upwash region of the vortex. And the system can include a control unit configured to maneuver the watercraft vessel from a first position to an optimum position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 4, 2020
Date of Patent:
December 7, 2021
Assignee:
Boundary Layer Technologies Inc.
Inventors:
Cameron Flannery, Edward Kearney, Jeremy Osborne, Tim Le Lievre