Patent ID: 7130739
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: B60R,F02D,F02N

Abstract:
1. A control system for a marine engine comprising a control device configured to control the engine, and a command unit configured to provide a command signal to the control device, the command unit comprising a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter configured to create the command signal and to send the command signal to the receiver, the receiver configured to receive the command signal and to transfer the command signal to the control device, the control device including memory configured to store the command signal, the control device configured to determine whether the command signal has been correctly transferred to the control device, the control device controlling operation of the engine while the engine is running in complying with the command signal transferred from the receiver when the command signal is correctly transferred, the control device controlling operation of the engine while the engine is running in complying with the command signal stored in the memory when the command signal is not correctly transferred.