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Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 04, 2018
Applicant:

Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);

Inventor:

Steven M. Anschuetz, Fond du Lac, WI (US);

Assignee:

Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B63H 20/10 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); B63J 99/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/10 (2013.01); G05D 3/00 (2013.01); B63J 2099/006 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of controlling trim position for a propulsion device on a marine vessel includes receiving a running trim position for the propulsion device, receiving at least one of a steering input value or a roll angle of the marine vessel, and determining a magnitude of the steering input value or a magnitude of the roll angle of the marine vessel. The method further includes determining an adjusted trim position based on the magnitude of the steering input value or the magnitude of the roll angle of the marine vessel, and operating a trim actuator based on the adjusted trim position to decrease the trim angle of the propulsion device below the running trim position while the marine vessel is turning.


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