Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Outboard motor control device and marine vessel including the same
- Patent Title (中): 舷外马达控制装置和船舶包括相同的
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Application No.: US13591258Application Date: 2012-08-22
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Publication No.: US08460040B2Publication Date: 2013-06-11
- Inventor: Makoto Ito
- Applicant: Makoto Ito
- Applicant Address: JP Shizuoka
- Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Shizuoka
- Agency: Keating & Bennett, LLP
- Priority: JP2008-321079 20081217; JP2008-321080 20081217
- Main IPC: B63H25/42
- IPC: B63H25/42 ; B63H25/04 ; B63H20/00 ; B63H20/08

Abstract:
An outboard motor control device is arranged to control a plurality of outboard motors. The outboard motor control device includes a malfunction determination unit arranged to determine whether any of the outboard motors is malfunctioning in turning angle control, a turning angle control stop unit arranged to stop turning angle control of an outboard motor determined as malfunctioning in turning angle control by the malfunction determination unit, a turning angle range limitation unit arranged to limit a turning angle range of other normally functioning outboard motor according to a turning angle of the outboard motor malfunctioning in turning angle control, and a turning angle control unit arranged to perform turning angle control of the normally functioning outboard motor in the turning angle range limited by the turning angle range limitation unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120315810A1 OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND MARINE VESSEL INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2012-12-13
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