Patent ID: 6551153
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B63H,H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
A small watercraft comprising a hull, an internal combustion engine disposed within the hull, the engine including an air induction system that supplies air to the engine and includes a throttle device to regulate the amount of air supplied to the engine, a steering mechanism including a handlebar assembly coupled to the hull, and a throttle device control system that includes a throttle operator located on the handlebar assembly and arranged to be controlled by a rider of the watercraft, an operator position sensor that is configured to detect the position of the throttle operator and to output a data signal that is indicative of the detected position of the throttle operator, an electronic controller communicating with the operator position sensor to receive the data signal and being configured to output a control signal in response to the data signal, and an actuator communicating with the controller and being coupled to the throttle device, the actuator being adapted to adjust the throttle device in response to the control signal from the controller.