Marine propulsion device with forward/reverse shifting mechanism, and marine vessel

A marine vessel comprising:

• a hull;
• a joystick;
• and
• a propulsion device attached to the hull, the propulsion device including:
• an engine;
• a forward/reverse shifting mechanism to change a direction of a propulsive force to be generated by the propulsion device according to a shift position thereof, the shift position being changeable between a forward position and a reverse position via a neutral position;
• and
• a controller configured or programmed to:
• obtain a command signal based on an operation of the joystick;
• based on the obtained command signal, control the shift position of the forward/reverse shifting mechanism and control the engine;
• obtain a speed of the marine vessel;
• determine a travelling direction of the marine vessel based on the obtained speed of the marine vessel;
• and
• when changing the shift position of the forward/reverse shifting mechanism from the neutral position to a position corresponding to a direction opposite to the determined travelling direction of the marine vessel, perform a correction control to increase an output of the engine based on the obtained speed of the marine vessel.

A marine vessel comprising:

• a hull;
• an operator;
• a propulsion device attached to the hull and including an engine and a forward/reverse shifting mechanism to change a direction of a propulsive force to be generated by the propulsion device according to a shift position thereof, the shift position being changeable between a forward position and a reverse position via a neutral position;
• and
• a controller configured or programmed to:
• obtain a command signal based on an operation of the operator;
• based on the obtained command signal, control the shift position of the forward/reverse shifting mechanism and control the engine;
• obtain a speed of the marine vessel;
• determine a travelling direction of the marine vessel based on the obtained speed of the marine vessel;
• and
• when changing the shift position of the forward/reverse shifting mechanism from the neutral position to a position corresponding to a direction opposite to the determined travelling direction of the marine vessel, perform a correction control to increase an output of the engine based on the obtained speed of the marine vessel.

A marine vessel comprising:

• a hull;
• an operator;
• a plurality of propulsion devices attached to the hull, each of the propulsion devices including an engine and a forward/reverse shifting mechanism to change a direction of a propulsive force generated by the each of the plurality of propulsion devices according to a shift position thereof, the shift position being changeable between a forward position and a reverse position via a neutral position;
• and
• a controller configured or programmed to:
• obtain a command signal based on an operation of the operator;
• based on the obtained command signal, control the shift positions of the forward/reverse shifting mechanisms of the plurality of propulsion devices and the engines of the plurality of propulsion devices;
• obtain a speed of the marine vessel;
• determine a travelling direction of the marine vessel based on the obtained speed of the marine vessel;
• and
• perform a correction control on one or more propulsion devices whose shift positions of the respective forward/reverse shifting mechanisms are the neutral positions among the plurality of propulsion devices;
• wherein
• in the correction control, the controller is configured or programmed to increase outputs of the engines of the one or more propulsion devices based on the obtained speed of the marine vessel when changing the shift positions of the respective forward/reverse shifting mechanisms from the neutral positions to respective positions corresponding to a direction opposite to the determined travelling direction of the marine vessel.