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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Timothy J. Clever, Waterford, MI (US);
Kevin A. Cansiani, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Ronald E. Gaskins, Kokomo, IN (US);
Martin Payne, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Christopher A. Koches, Muskegon, MI (US);
Lance Norris, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Timothy J. Clever, Waterford, MI (US);
Kevin A. Cansiani, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Ronald E. Gaskins, Kokomo, IN (US);
Martin Payne, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Christopher A. Koches, Muskegon, MI (US);
Lance Norris, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for a watercraft includes memory, a communications module, and a throttle control module. The memory includes a first mapping of measured accelerator position to desired throttle opening. The communications module selectively downloads a second mapping of the measured accelerator position to the desired throttle opening to the memory. The throttle control module generates the desired throttle opening based on the measured accelerator position and a selected one of the first and second mappings. A throttle actuator module opens a throttle valve based on the desired throttle opening.