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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventor:
Steven M. Anschuetz, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/00 (2006.01); B63H 20/10 (2006.01); B63H 21/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/10 (2013.01); B63H 2020/003 (2013.01); B63H 2021/216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling trim position of a propulsion device includes receiving a current engine speed and a current trim position of the propulsion device, and then detecting at least a threshold increase in engine speed of the propulsion device or at least a threshold drop in engine load on the propulsion device. A reduced trim position is then determined based on the current trim position, and a trim actuator is operated to move the propulsion device to the reduced trim position.