Patents by Inventor Peter Torrângs

Peter Torrângs has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9567052
    Abstract: Steering control system for a vessel including set of propulsion units including at least two propulsion units pivotally arranged in relation to the hull of the vessel for generating a driving thrust of the vessel in a desired direction, the control system including a steering control instrument for generating input signals for control of a desired route of the vessel a control unit complex controlling the angular position of the propulsion units, the control unit complex being arranged for receiving input signals from the steering control instrument, which input signals represents a general direction of movement of the vessel and thus a general desired angular position of each propulsion unit the control unit complex furthermore containing a feed forward pivot angle correction control block for each propulsion unit, which feed forward pivot angle correction blocks are arranged to generate desired angular positions of the propulsion units by adding a correction value to the general desired angular position of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: AB VOLVO PENTA, CPAC SYSTEMS AB
    Inventors: Peter Torrångs, Lennart Arvidsson, Eva Maria Finn, Lina Ingrid Finn, Ebba Maria Finn
  • Publication number: 20110028057
    Abstract: Steering control system (7) for a vessel (1) including set of propulsion units including at least two propulsion units (5,6) pivotally arranged in relation to the hull (2) of the vessel (1) for generating a driving thrust of said vessel (1) in a desired direction, said control system including a steering control instrument (10,11) for generating input signals for control of a desired route of the vessel a control unit complex (8,9) controlling the angular position of said propulsion units (5,6), said control unit complex being arranged for receiving input signals from said steering control instrument (10,11), which input signals represents a general direction of movement of the vessel and thus a general desired angular position of each propulsion unit said control unit complex furthermore containing a feed forward pivot angle correction control block for each propulsion unit, which feed forward pivot angle correction blocks are arranged to generate desired angular positions of the propulsion units by adding a
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Peter Torrångs, Lennart Arvidsson
  • Patent number: 7621790
    Abstract: A marine propulsion control system for controlling a set of propulsion units carried by a hull of a vessel, said marine propulsion control system including an input command regulator for generating a desired delivered thrust by the propulsion units in the set of propulsion units, a set of control units, wherein each control unit is associated with a separate propulsion unit in said set of propulsion units, wherein each control units is arranged to control the delivered thrust of the associated propulsion unit depending on input control signals received by the control unit and vessel including such a propulsion control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: CPAC Systems AB
    Inventors: Peter Torrângs, Mathias Lindeborg
  • Patent number: 7524219
    Abstract: Steering control system for a vessel including at least two propulsion units pivotally arranged in relation to the hull of the vessel for generating a driving thrust of the vessel in a desired direction, wherein each propulsion unit is moveable within a working volume defined for each propulsion unit and wherein the working volume for neighboring propulsion units of the at least two propulsion units have a common space, the control system including at least two separate control units each controlling an associated propulsion unit, and a steering control instrument for determining the desired angular position of the propulsion units, where each of the separate control units are arranged for receiving a first input signal from the steering control instrument for determining the desired angular position of its associated propulsion unit and second input signal(s) originating from the other separate control units, associated with neighboring propulsion units, which second input signal(s) indicating the status of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignees: CPAC Systems AB, AB Volvo Penta
    Inventors: Peter Torrangs, Lennart Arvidsson
  • Publication number: 20080318482
    Abstract: A marine propulsion control system for controlling a set of propulsion units carried by a hull of a vessel, said marine propulsion control system including an input command regulator for generating a desired delivered thrust by the propulsion units in the set of propulsion units, a set of control units, wherein each control unit is associated with a separate propulsion unit in said set of propulsion units, wherein each control units is arranged to control the delivered thrust of the associated propulsion unit depending on input control signals received by the control unit and vessel including such a propulsion control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: CPAC Systems AB
    Inventors: Peter Torrangs, Mathias Lindeborg
  • Publication number: 20080299846
    Abstract: Steering control system for a vessel including at least two propulsion units pivotally arranged in relation to the hull of the vessel for generating a driving thrust of the vessel in a desired direction, wherein each propulsion unit is moveable within a working volume defined for each propulsion unit and wherein the working volume for neighboring propulsion units of the at least two propulsion units have a common space, the control system including at least two separate control units each controlling an associated propulsion unit, and a steering control instrument for determining the desired angular position of the propulsion units, where each of the separate control units are arranged for receiving a first input signal from the steering control instrument for determining the desired angular position of its associated propulsion unit and second input signal(s) originating from the other separate control units, associated with neighboring propulsion units, which second input signal(s) indicating the status of
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Torrangs, Lennart Arvidsson