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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2022
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Satoru Hamada, Shizuoka, JP;
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A system includes an outboard motor, an actuator, a pitch angle sensor, a trim angle sensor, and a controller to obtain at least either of a pitch angle of a watercraft and an angular velocity of the pitch angle, and to obtain a trim angle of the outboard motor. The controller is configured or programmed to selectively set either a trim-up direction or a trim-down direction as a trim direction based on the trim angle of the outboard motor and at least either of the pitch angle of the watercraft and the angular velocity of the pitch angle. The controller is configured or programmed to control the actuator to cause the outboard motor to perform a trim motion in the trim direction.