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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew E. Derginer, Butte des Mort, WI (US);
Troy R. Brockdorf, Omro, WI (US);
Travis C. Malouf, Germantown, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/02 (2006.01); B63B 39/06 (2006.01); B63H 21/21 (2006.01); B63H 25/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 25/02 (2013.01); B63H 21/213 (2013.01); B63H 25/42 (2013.01); B63B 39/061 (2013.01); B63H 2025/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A marine propulsion system for a marine vessel including a joystick, at least one steerable and trimmable marine drive, and a control system configured to receive a user input to engage full vessel control mode, receive a vessel speed parameter, and receive a joystick position from the joystick. The control system determines a thrust command, a steering command, and a trim command for the at least one marine drive based on the joystick position and the vessel speed parameter and to control the at least one marine drive accordingly.