US 12,117,835 B2
Nautical drift managing device and nautical drift managing method
Eric R. Kunz, Camas, WA (US); and Iker Pryszo, Beaverton, OR (US)
Assigned to Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya (JP)
Filed by Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Hyogo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/449,382.
Prior Publication US 2023/0102473 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B63B 49/00 (2006.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0206 (2013.01) [B63B 49/00 (2013.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nautical drift managing device, comprising:
an input device configured to:
receive destination position information for a watercraft, wherein the destination position information is associated with a destination position; and
receive drift time information associated with the watercraft to reach the destination position from a specific position;
sensor circuitry configured to obtain external force information associated with the watercraft; and
processing circuitry configured to determine, based on the destination position information, the received drift time information, and the external force information, a drift line associated with a drifting movement of the watercraft to reach the destination position from the specific position when an engine of the watercraft is stopped or in neutral.