AUTOMATED FUEL ECONOMY OPTIMIZATION FOR MARINE VESSEL APPLICATIONS
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1. A system for operating a marine vessel comprising:
- a cruise control module operating the marine vessel at a speed;
a trim control module positioning an outdrive into a plurality of trim positions;
a fuel economy determination module determining a plurality of fuel economies for each of the trim positions and determining an efficient trim position from the plurality of fuel economies for each of the trim positions; and
an operation control module operating the marine vessel at the efficient trim position.
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Abstract
A method and system for operating a marine vessel includes a cruise control module operating the marine vessel at a speed and a trim control module positioning an outdrive into a plurality of trim positions. A fuel economy determination module determines a plurality of fuel economies for each of the trim positions and determines an efficient trim position from the plurality of fuel economies for each of the trim positions. An operation control module operates the marine vessel at the efficient trim position. A trim tab position may also be taken into account for efficient operation.
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1. A system for operating a marine vessel comprising:
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a cruise control module operating the marine vessel at a speed; a trim control module positioning an outdrive into a plurality of trim positions; a fuel economy determination module determining a plurality of fuel economies for each of the trim positions and determining an efficient trim position from the plurality of fuel economies for each of the trim positions; and an operation control module operating the marine vessel at the efficient trim position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a marine vessel comprising:
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operating the marine vessel at a speed; positioning an outdrive into a plurality of trim positions; determining a plurality of fuel economies for each of the trim positions; determining an efficient trim position from the plurality of fuel economies for each of the trim positions; and operating the marine vessel at the efficient trim position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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