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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2023
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Todd D. Dannenberg, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Matthew E. Derginer, Butte des Morts, WI (US);
Travis C. Malouf, Germantown, WI (US);
Aaron J. Ward, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Troy R. Brockdorf, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a propulsion system of a marine vessel includes receiving proximity measurements from one or more proximity sensors on the marine vessel, identifying an object located less than a buffer distance from a side of the marine vessel, and controlling a display device to indicate the side of the marine vessel where the object is located. A user input is then received to activate a buffer zone on the side of the marine vessel where the object is located, and then at least one propulsion device is automatically controlled based on the proximity measurements to move the marine vessel away from the object.