Brunswick Corporation

Troy R Brockdorf

Travis C Malouf

Matthew Eric Derginer

Todd D Dannenberg

Aaron J Ward

A docking system for a marine vessel includes a user input device configured to facilitate user selection of a docking surface, the user input device comprising a direction indicator display including at least two direction indicators each configured to visually indicate a direction with respect to the marine vessel and a control system. The control system is configured to determine a direction of a potential docking surface with respect to the marine vessel and control at least one of the at least two direction indicators on the direction indicator display to indicate the direction of the potential docking surface with respect to the marine vessel.

Marine propulsion control system, method, and user interface for marine vessel docking and launch

A marine propulsion system for a marine vessel including a joystick, at least one steerable and trimmable marine drive, and a control system configured to receive a user input to engage full vessel control mode, receive a vessel speed parameter, and receive a joystick position from the joystick. The control system determines a thrust command, a steering command, and a trim command for the at least one marine drive based on the joystick position and the vessel speed parameter and to control the at least one marine drive accordingly.

Marine propulsion system and joystick control method

A method for controlling a propulsion system of a marine vessel includes receiving proximity measurements from one or more proximity sensors on the marine vessel, identifying an object located less than a buffer distance from a side of the marine vessel, and controlling a display device to indicate the side of the marine vessel where the object is located. A user input is then received to activate a buffer zone on the side of the marine vessel where the object is located, and then at least one propulsion device is automatically controlled based on the proximity measurements to move the marine vessel away from the object.

A marine propulsion system includes at least one propulsion device and a user input device configured to facilitate input for engaging automatic propulsion control functionality with respect to a docking surface, wherein the user input device includes a direction indicator display configured to visually indicate a direction with respect to the marine vessel. A controller is configured to identify a potential docking surface, determine a direction of the potential docking surface with respect to the marine vessel, and control the direction indicator display to indicate the direction of the potential docking surface with respect to the marine vessel. When a user selection is received via the user input device to select the potential docking surface as a selected docking surface, and propulsion of the marine vessel is automatically controlled by controlling the at least one propulsion device to move the marine vessel with respect to the selected docking surface.

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Oshkosh, WI, United States of America

Troy R Brockdorf