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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Inventors:
Steven J. Andrasko, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Kenneth G. Gable, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brad E. Taylor, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/42 (2006.01); B63H 25/02 (2006.01); B63H 21/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/42 (2013.01); B63H 21/213 (2013.01); B63H 25/02 (2013.01); B63H 2025/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive-by-wire control system for steering a propulsion device on a marine vessel includes a steering wheel that is manually rotatable and a steering actuator that causes the propulsion device to steer based upon rotation of the steering wheel. The system further includes a resistance device that applies a resistance force against rotation of the steering wheel, and a controller that controls the resistance device to vary the resistance force based on at least one sensed condition of the system.