Operation control system for planing boat
First Claim
1. An operation control system for a planning-type boat comprising mode selection means for selecting a driving mode, the driving mode comprising at least one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of an acceleration controller, and a speed-fixing mode in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed determined when a speed-fixing controller is operated, the system further comprising an aural reporting device configured to issue a first aural report when an operator inputs a command into the mode selection means, and planing condition determination means for determining whether a hull of the planning-type boat is at a stage of planing, wherein the mode selection means prohibits the driving mode from switching to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination means determines that the hull is not at the stage of planing, and wherein the mode selection means permits the driving mode to switch to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination means determines that the hull is at the stage of planing.
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Abstract
An operation control system for a planing boat can include a mode selection module configured to allow a driver to select a driving mode of either one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of an acceleration controller, and a speed-fixing mode, in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed at a level when a speed-fixing controller is operated. The system can also include a planing condition determination module configured to determine whether a hull is at the stage of planing, in which the mode selection module is configured to prohibit the driving mode from switching to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination module determines that the hull is not at the stage of planning. The mode selection module can also be configured to permit the driving mode to switch to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination module determines that the hull is at the stage of planing. The system can also include an aural reporting device configured to emit aural reports depending on the inputs issued by the operator.
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- 1. An operation control system for a planning-type boat comprising mode selection means for selecting a driving mode, the driving mode comprising at least one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of an acceleration controller, and a speed-fixing mode in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed determined when a speed-fixing controller is operated, the system further comprising an aural reporting device configured to issue a first aural report when an operator inputs a command into the mode selection means, and planing condition determination means for determining whether a hull of the planning-type boat is at a stage of planing, wherein the mode selection means prohibits the driving mode from switching to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination means determines that the hull is not at the stage of planing, and wherein the mode selection means permits the driving mode to switch to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination means determines that the hull is at the stage of planing.
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5. An operation control system for a planning-type boat comprising mode selection means for selecting a driving mode, the driving mode comprising at least one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of an acceleration controller, and a speed-fixing mode in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed determined when a speed-fixing controller is operated, the system further comprising an aural reporting device configured to issue a first aural report when an operator inputs a command into the mode selection means, wherein the mode selection means maintains the speed-fixing mode if the speed-fixing mode has been selected and if the displacement of the acceleration controller is equal to or greater than a preset value.
- 6. An operation control system for a planning-type boat comprising mode selection means for selecting a driving mode, the driving mode comprising at least one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of an acceleration controller, a speed-fixing mode in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed determined when a speed-fixing controller is operated, the system further comprising an aural reporting device configured to issue a first aural report when an operator inputs a command into the mode selection means, and speed adjustment means for increasing/decreasing the cruising speed gradually by small degrees in accordance with inputs from a driver when the speed-fixing mode has been selected.
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9. An operation control system for a planning-type boat comprising mode selection means for selecting a driving mode, the driving mode comprising at least one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of an acceleration controller, and a speed-fixing mode in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed determined when a speed-fixing controller is operated, the system further comprising an aural reporting device configured to issue a first aural report when an operator inputs a command into the mode selection means, wherein the aural reporting device is configured to emit the first aural report when the operator switches the mode selection means to the speed-fixing mode from another mode.
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10. An operation control system for a planning-type boat comprising mode selection means for selecting a driving mode, the driving mode comprising at least one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of an acceleration controller, and a speed-fixing mode in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed determined when a speed-fixing controller is operated the system further comprising an aural reporting device configured to issue a first aural report when an operator inputs a command into the mode selection means, wherein the aural reporting device is configured to emit a second aural report when the operator switches the mode selection means form the speed-fixing mode to another mode, the second aural report being different from the first aural report.
- 11. An operation control system for a planing-type boat comprising a hull and an engine supported by the hull, the operation control system comprising an acceleration input device configured to be operable by a driver of the boat, a mode selection module configured to allow a driver of the boat to select a driving mode, the driving mode comprising at least one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of the acceleration input device, and a speed- fixing mode in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed determined when a speed-fixing controller is operated, the system further comprising an aural reporting device configured to emit a first aural report when an input is issued to the mode selection module, and a planing condition determination module configured to determine whether the hull is at a stage of planing, wherein the mode selection module is also configured to prohibit the driving mode from switching to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination module determines that the hull is not at the stage of planing, and wherein the mode selection module is configured to permit switching of the driving mode to the speed-fixing mode if the planing condition determination module determines that the hull is at the stage of planing.
- 14. An operation control system for a planing-type boat comprising a hull and an engine supported by the hull, the operation control system comprising an acceleration input device configured to be operable by a driver of the boat, a mode selection module configured to allow a driver of the boat to select a driving mode, the driving mode comprising at least one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of the acceleration input device, a speed-fixing mode in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed determined when a speed-fixing controller is operated, the system further comprising an aural reporting device configured to emit a first aural report when an input is issued to the mode selection module, and a speed adjustment module configured to increase and decrease the cruising speed gradually by small degrees, in accordance with input from a driver when the speed-fixing mode has been selected.
- 17. An operation control system for a planing-type boat comprising a hull and an engine supported by the hull, the operation control system comprising an acceleration input device configured to be operable by a driver of the boat, a mode selection module configured to allow a driver of the boat to select a driving mode, the driving mode comprising at least one of a normal operation mode, in which the boat cruises at a speed in response to the displacement of the acceleration input device, and a speed- fixing mode in which the boat cruises at a fixed speed determined when a speed-fixing controller is operated, the system further comprising an aural reporting device configured to emit a first aural report when an input is issued to the mode selection module, wherein the aural reporting device is configured to emit the first aural report when the operator switches the mode selection means to the speed-fixing mode from another mode.
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