Patent ID: 11904997
Assignee: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for maneuvering a marine vessel, the method being carried out by a control module and comprising:
receiving an input signal corresponding only to a command to rotate the marine vessel about a predetermined point on the marine vessel, the input signal being generated by rotation of a handle of a single user input device about an axis of the handle;
comparing a magnitude of the input signal to a predetermined threshold;
in response to the magnitude of the input signal being less than the predetermined threshold, actuating a first marine propulsion device in a manner that will cause the marine vessel to yaw according to the command; and
in response to the magnitude of the input signal being greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, actuating the first marine propulsion device and a second marine propulsion device in manners that will cause the marine vessel to yaw according to the command;
wherein the control module does not actuate the second marine propulsion device in response to the magnitude of the input signal being less than the predetermined threshold.