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

Claim 11:
12. A method for maneuvering a marine vessel, the method being carried out by a control module and comprising:
receiving from a single user input device an input signal comprising a command to rotate the marine vessel about a predetermined point on the marine vessel;
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;
wherein the first marine propulsion device is located at one of a bow or a stern of the marine vessel and the second marine propulsion device is located at the other of the bow or the stern; and
wherein the method further comprises receiving from the user input device an additional command to translate the marine vessel purely in a port direction or purely in a starboard direction, wherein in response to the additional command, the control module actuates both the first and second marine propulsion devices to cause the marine vessel to translate in the port or starboard direction, regardless of the magnitude of the input signal.