Volvo Penta Corporation

Anders Thorin

Anders Bondesson

Katarina Hammar

Thérése Dekker

Marcus Pettersson

Petter Andolf

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 ().

A method for performing a sideway displacement of a marine vessel. The marine vessel includes a first and a second propulsion unit, a first and a second rudder respectively associated with the first and the second propulsion units, and a bow thruster. The first and the second propulsion units, the first and the second rudders and the bow thruster are operable via a single driver interface. The method includes the steps of; via the single driver interface operate the first and the second propulsion units and the bow thruster so as to provide a total thrust and set the rudder angles of the first and the second rudders, to thereby steer the displacement of the marine vessel during the sideway displacement.

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Hindås, Sweden

Anders Thorin