发明名称 Boat with active suspension system
摘要 A boat having a deck and a hull includes a suspension for suspending the deck with respect to the hull. Sensors are employed to determine motion of the deck, with a controller adjusting the suspension such that it maintains the pose of the deck with respect to an inertial reference and with respect to pitch, roll, and heave of the deck.
申请公布号 US9073605(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.07.07
申请号 US201313773265 申请日期 2013.02.21
申请人 Velodyne Acoustics, Inc. 发明人 Hall David S.
分类号 B63B39/00;B63B1/00;B63B17/00;B63B1/14;B63B3/48 主分类号 B63B39/00
代理机构 Lowe Graham Jones PLLC 代理人 Lowe Graham Jones PLLC
主权项 1. A boat, comprising: a hull configured for flotation on water; a deck; a suspension system positioned between the hull and the deck and configured to suspend the deck with respect to the hull, the suspension system further configured to accommodate pitch and roll motions of the deck with respect to the hull, the suspension system also being configured to accommodate a heave motion of at least three feet of the deck with respect to the hull, the suspension system comprising a plurality of springs; a sensor configured to determine at least one inertial reference parameter of the deck, the sensor comprising a plurality of sensors, a separate one of the plurality of sensors being positioned adjacent a corresponding one of the plurality of springs; a controller coupled to the sensor and the suspension system, the controller being configured to control the suspension system to maintain an orientation of the deck with respect to pitch, roll, and heave through a heave accommodation of at least three feet with a frequency response of the suspension system less than or equal to 1 Hz; the controller comprising a plurality of controllers, a separate one of the plurality of controllers being configured to control a corresponding one of the plurality of springs; and the sensor further comprising an inertial measurement unit to measure an inertial reference parameter for a central portion of the deck, the inertial measurement unit being coupled to each one of the plurality of controllers for controlling the corresponding one of the plurality of springs.
地址 Morgan Hill CA US