WATERCRAFT CONTROLLER HAVING ACTIVE FEEDBACK

摘要

The invention relates to a control system for a machine-driven watercraft, which is designed to be connected to a rudder unit (10) for changing the direction of movement of the watercraft by deflecting the rudder unit (10), wherein the control system comprises a control unit (20), in particular a control stick, for controlling the deflection (x) of the rudder unit (10). In order to provide an improved control system for a machine-driven watercraft, which in particular enables especially safe navigation of the watercraft, according to the invention the control unit (10) is designed to be moved at a first and a second mechanical resistance (a, b), wherein the first mechanical resistance (a) is smaller than the second mechanical resistance (b), and the control system comprises a feedback unit (30), which is connected to the control unit (20) and designed to operate the control unit (20) at the first mechanical resistance (a) when the deflection (x) of the rudder unit (10) is smaller than a defined rudder deflection (xL), and in order to operate the control unit (20) at the second mechanical resistance (b) when the deflection (x) of the rudder unit is greater than the defined rudder deflection (xL), wherein the defined rudder deflection (xL) represents a rudder deflection (xL) and/or a rudder deflection range (DxL), at which/in which the movement of the watercraft is unstable, mechanical damage to the watercraft occurs, in particular due to a collision course, a safety zone is departed from, a defined noise level is exceeded and/or a defined fuel consumption is exceeded.