Patent attributes
A system for orienting a marine vessel is provided. The system includes marine propulsion devices, a gyroscopic stabilizer system, and a manually operable control device configured to provide an output signal which is representative of a desired movement of the marine vessel. The system further includes a controller operably coupled to the marine propulsion devices, the gyroscopic stabilization system and the manually operable control device. The controller is configured to receive the output signal from the manually operable control device, resolve said desired movement of the marine vessel into a target movement command, operate the marine propulsion devices to exert a thrust on the marine vessel to achieve the target movement command, and operate the gyroscopic stabilizer system consistent with the thrust exerted by the plurality of marine propulsion devices to achieve the target movement command.
