Brp Megatech Industries Inc.

Ka Group Ag

Lionel Thiebault

Alexandre Blackburn

Luc St-Pierre

Simon Bédard

Jean-François Lahaye

Jean-Francois Hetu

Simon BÉDARD

A personal watercraft, driving control system, and method for controlling the watercraft. The watercraft includes a jet powered propulsion system; a steering system including a handle; and the driving control system including an electrically actuated device coupled to the steering system for applying torque to the steering system; at least one sensor positioned adjacent the steering system; and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine whether user torque is being applied to the steering system; and responsive to determining that the user torque is not being applied: determine a steering angle; determine a target angle for returning the steering system to a center position; compare the steering angle to the target angle; determine a centering torque; and operate the electrically actuated device to apply the centering torque to the steering, with the centering torque being applied only by the electrically actuated device.

Steering control system for personal watercrafts

A throttle assembly () for a vehicle () having a handlebar () with a grip () extending along a grip axis (GA). A housing () is adapted for attachment to the handlebar () adjacent to the grip () and defines a housing axis (UA) adapted to be substantially parallel to the grip axis (GA). A link () is slidably supported by the housing () between a first link end (A) and a second link end (B). A thumb trigger () is coupled to the first link end (A) and moves with the link () between first and second trigger positions (A,B). A track mechanism () operatively attached to the housing () and to the second link end (B) of the link () guides the link () along a curvilinear path (A) such that movement of the thumb trigger () to the second trigger position (B) slides the thumb trigger () away from the housing () with the thumb trigger () traversing the housing axis (UA) during at least a portion of the movement between the first and second trigger positions (A,B).

Control systems and throttle assemblies for vehicles having handlebars

Systems, methods, and devices for enhancing steering control of a personal watercraft. An electrically actuated device is coupled to the steering system of the personal watercraft and applies torque to the steering system. At least one sensor is positioned adjacent the steering system and generates operational data of the personal watercraft. At least one controller is coupled to the electrically actuated device and the at least one sensor, and is configured to determine a first torque to apply to the steering system based on the operational data responsive to a second torque being applied to the steering system. The at least one controller is further configured to operate the electrically actuated device to apply the first torque to the steering system for providing enhanced steering control of the personal watercraft, with the first torque being applied only by the electrically actuated device.

Enhanced steering control system for personal watercrafts

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