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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2021
Applicant:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Inventor:
Yuji Ikegaya, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/12 (2006.01); B63H 25/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/12 (2013.01); B63H 25/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A joystick outputs an operating signal indicating a tilt amount and a twist direction of the joystick. A controller receives the operating signal and controls a marine propulsion device to output a thrust having a magnitude depending on the tilt amount. The controller changes a rudder angle of the marine propulsion device such that a watercraft turns in a direction corresponding to the twist direction. The controller reduces a speed of changing the rudder angle with an increase in the magnitude of the thrust.