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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
May. 21, 2019
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Michael J. Lemancik, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Jason S. Arbuckle, Horicon, WI (US);
Matthew W. Snyder, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Robert R. Osthelder, Omro, WI (US);
Steven J. Andrasko, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A marine propulsion system for a marine vessel has an outboard motor including a cowl covering an internal combustion engine that powers the outboard motor and an accelerometer mounted to the outboard motor. A control module is communicatively connected to the accelerometer. The control module receives information regarding an acceleration of the outboard motor from the accelerometer. The control module uses the information regarding the acceleration of the outboard motor to do at least one of the following: determine an angle of the outboard motor with respect to gravity; determine an amount of oil in an oil sump of the outboard motor; and determine if a reading of the amount of oil in the oil sump is accurate.