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

Claim 6:
7. 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 corresponding only to 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 one of a bow thruster and a stern thruster 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 both the bow thruster and the stern thruster in manners that will cause the marine vessel to yaw according to the command;
wherein the control module does not actuate the other of the bow thruster and the stern thruster in response to the magnitude of the input signal being less than the predetermined threshold.