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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2024
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Matthew W. Snyder, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Aaron J. Ward, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for controlling steering on a marine vessel includes a steering wheel movable within a fixed rotation range between a first fixed end stop and a second fixed end stop, a steering actuator configured to rotate the steerable component about the steering axis between a first steering limit and a second steering limit, and a controller configured to detect that the steering wheel position is in a first end region adjacent to the first fixed end stop or a second end region adjacent to the second fixed end stop while the steerable component is not at one of the steering limits. The steering actuator is controlled to rotate the steerable component at a fixed rotation rate while the steering wheel position is in the first end region or the second end region so as to move the steerable component toward alignment with the steering wheel position.