Trim tab actuator for marine propulsion device
AssigneeSanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshio Takeuchi
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Abstract
An improved trim tab actuator for a watercraft for permitting the operator to automatically select any of a plurality of steering effects by automatic control of the trim tab. The trim tab is positioned in response to sense steering and watercraft conditions and the operator may also select any of a plurality of modes mapped in response to these conditions.
Claims16
In a watercraft, steering means for effecting steering of said watercraft, a steering control operable by an operator for controlling the operation of said steering means, a trim tab movably supported by said watercraft from a neutral condition to any of a plurality of positions for creating a steering effect, means for actuating said trim tab between said positions, means for sensing a steering input to said steering control, means for sensing another watercraft condition, computer means for containing a plurality of premapped conditions for the positioning of said trim tab in response to sense steering input to said steering control and to said watercraft other condition for achieving different steering effects by the position of said trim tab, operator control means for permitting an operator to select the desired steering effect generated by said trim tab, and means for operating said means for activating said trim tab in response to an output signal from said computer means.
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