US 12,214,850 B2
Commissioning strategy
John D. Adams, Russell Springs, KY (US); Michael Gallagher, Cleveland, OH (US); and Kayla Lauren Stanley, Coral Springs, FL (US)
Assigned to SEAKEEPER, INC., California, MD (US)
Filed by SEAKEEPER, INC., California, MD (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/891,651.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/234,894, filed on Aug. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0057840 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/30 (2020.01)
CPC B63B 79/40 (2020.01) [B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/30 (2020.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A software-based commissioning method to automatically determine a plurality of feedback gain parameters for a new marine vessel, comprising:
installing a dynamic active control system having an user-interface connected to a software module; wherein the software module is communicatively and operatively connected to at least one pair of water engagement devices;
prompting a user to activate and instruct the system to asymmetrically and symmetrically deploy the at least one pair of water engagement devices;
measuring and processing data related to the motion of the vessel generated from the asymmetric and symmetric deployment of the at least one pair of water engagement devices;
analyzing the processed data for:
automatically characterizing a functional relationship between the asymmetric deployment of the at least one pair of water engagement devices and a list angle generated for a certain vessel speed,
automatically characterizing a functional relationship between the asymmetric deployment of the at least one pair of water engagement devices and a yaw rate generated for a certain vessel speed, and
automatically characterizing a functional relationship between the symmetric deployment at least one pair of water engagement devices and a trim angle generated for a certain vessel speed;
automatically converting the functional relationships to a plurality of vessel-specific first feedback gains; and
storing the plurality of vessel-specific first feedback gains within the system of the marine vessel.