Volvo Penta Corporation

Anders Bondesson

Anders Thorin

Katarina Hammar

Simon Larsson

The present disclosure generally relates to a joystick device () operable to provide speed, direction and steering commands for controlling a marine vessel (). The present disclosure also relates to a marine propulsion control system controlling a set of propulsion units (and) carried by a hull of a marine vessel (), wherein the marine propulsion control system is adapted to receive an input command from such a joystick device ().

Joystick device for a marine vessel

The present disclosure generally relates to a joystick device () operable to provide speed, direction and steering commands for controlling a marine vessel (), the joystick device () comprising a movable steering lever () extending on an axis (V) and adapted to be tilted from a neutral position in at least four directions including a forward, a rearward, a leftward, and a rightward direction, wherein&#x2014;an active length of the movable steering lever () is adjustable between a first (L) and a second (L) lever length,&#x2014;the first lever length (L) is shorter than the second lever length (L),&#x2014;a first mode for operating the marine vessel () is associated with the first lever length (L), and&#x2014;a second mode for operating the marine vessel () is associated with the second lever length (L), the second mode being different from the first mode for operating the marine vessel ().

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Gothenburg, Sweden

Anders Bondesson