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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Brian J. Poirier, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Scott M. Westpfahl, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A steering system on a marine vessel includes a steering wheel movable by a vessel operator to steer the marine vessel and a variable resistance device controllable to apply a variable resistance amount to resist movement of the steering wheel. The system includes a control unit that controls the variable resistance device to determine a baseline resistance amount based on vessel speed and/or engine RPM and detect at least a threshold change in angular position of the marine vessel. The control unit then controls the variable resistance device to prevent a decrease in the resistance amount below the baseline resistance amount or to increase the resistance amount above the baseline resistance amount.