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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Fu P. Yuet, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Hashim Marzuq, Greer, SC (US);
Merritt P. Callaghan, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Patrick Lee, Greenville, SC (US);
Andrew Hutchison, Fountain Inn, SC;
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A marine vessel is disclosed having a control system for automatically controlling thrusters for steering the marine vessel for the purpose of aiding an angler who has hooked a fish. The control system will automatically control the thrusters based on the positions of the propulsion unit control levers if the control levers are split. The control system may also control the thrusters if the propulsion unit control levers have moved past a predetermined threshold. The predetermined threshold can be set by the operator of the marine vessel.