US 12,240,583 B2
Marine vessel brake assist and stabilization system
John D. Venables, Monroe, CT (US); and Christopher M. Pappas, Saint Leonard, MD (US)
Assigned to Maiad Maritime Group, Inc., Shelton, CT (US)
Filed by Naiad Maritime Group, Inc., Shelton, CT (US)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/513,654.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/106,621, filed on Oct. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0126972 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B63H 25/44 (2006.01); B63B 39/06 (2006.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01)
CPC B63H 25/44 (2013.01) [B63B 39/06 (2013.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A braking control system for a marine vessel having a hull with a stern, a bow, a port side and a starboard side, the control system comprising:
one or more effectors comprising at least one of stabilization fins, rudders, interceptors, trim tabs, t-foils, lifting foils, bow/stem foils, and rotating Magnus effectors, wherein at least one of the effectors extends from either the bow, the port side or the starboard side of the hull of the marine vessel;
one or more effector managers in electronic communication with the one or more effectors;
a system manager for managing the engagement and disengagement of a braking protocol, the system manager comprising a communication module for communicating electronically with the one or more effector managers;
the one or more effector managers managing the engagement and disengagement of the associated one or more effectors with the braking protocol;
an activation mechanism for engaging and disengaging the braking protocol;
wherein a positioning of each of the one or more effectors is modified from a normal operating position into a braking protocol position when the braking protocol is engaged; and
wherein the positioning of each of the one or more effectors is modified from the braking protocol position back into a normal operating position when the braking protocol is disengaged.