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US 11,254,407 B2Granted
Watercraft
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSatoshi Koyano
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Abstract
A controller receives a signal indicating an operating amount and an operating direction of a steering member. When the operating amount of the steering member is greater than or equal to a steering threshold, the controller causes right and left propulsion devices to generate thrusts oriented in opposite directions in a back-and-forth direction such that a vessel body is turned in a corresponding direction to the operating direction of the steering member.
Claims8
A watercraft comprising:
- a vessel body;
- a left propulsion device attached to the vessel body;
- a right propulsion device attached to the vessel body;
- a steering member operable from a neutral position in a left turning direction and a right turning direction;
- a sensor to output a signal indicating an operating amount and an operating direction of the steering member from the neutral position;
- and
- a controller in communication with the left propulsion device, the right propulsion device, and the sensor, the controller being configured or programmed to:
- receive the signal indicating the operating amount and the operating direction of the steering member;
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- when the operating amount of the steering member is greater than or equal to a steering threshold having an angle greater than zero degrees, cause the right propulsion device and the left propulsion device to generate thrusts oriented in opposite directions in a back-and-forth direction such that the vessel body is turned in a direction corresponding to the operating direction of the steering member.
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