Patent ID: 6587765
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B63H,Y10T

Abstract:
A control system for a marine vessel having a first engine, a first transmission associated with the first engine, a second engine, and a second transmission associated with the second engine, the control system comprising:a control arm having an operating range; a first electronic control unit (ECU), electrically coupled to the arm position means and coupled to a communications link, comprising: first control means for controlling a throttle of the first engine and a shift position of the first transmission based on a position of the control arm within its operating range, and first output means for providing a control signal that represents the position of the control arm within its operating range; and a second ECU, coupled to the communications link, comprising: second input means for receiving the control signal from the first ECU via the communications link, and second control means for controlling the throttle of the second engine and the shift position of the second transmission based on the control signal.