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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Inventor:
Kento Sakurada, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/42 (2006.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/42 (2013.01); B63B 79/10 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63H 25/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A controller for a watercraft changes a rudder angle of a marine propulsion device by controlling a steering actuator based on a target yaw rate. The controller determines which of rightward turning and leftward turning is being made by the watercraft. The controller imposes a limitation on the leftward target yaw rate when the rightward turning is being made by the watercraft. The controller imposes a limitation on the rightward target yaw rate when the leftward turning is being made by the watercraft.