MARINE VESSEL RUNNING CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND MARINE VESSEL INCLUDING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A marine vessel running controlling apparatus for a marine vessel which includes a propulsive force generating unit having an engine with an electric throttle as a drive source to generate a propulsive force to propel a hull of the marine vessel, the marine vessel running controlling apparatus comprising:
- a target characteristic storage unit arranged to store a target characteristic curve which defines a target characteristic for an operation amount-engine speed characteristic indicating a relationship between an engine speed and an operation amount of an operational member which is operated by an operator of the marine vessel to control an output of the engine;
a target characteristic change inputting unit to be operated by the operator to change a shape of the target characteristic curve stored in the target characteristic storage unit; and
a target characteristic curve updating unit arranged to update the target characteristic curve stored in the target characteristic storage unit according to an input from the target characteristic change inputting unit;
wherein the target characteristic change inputting unit includes;
an inflection point position change inputting unit to be operated by the operator to change a position of an inflection point of the target characteristic curve stored in the target characteristic storage unit; and
a curve shape change inputting unit to be operated by the operator to change at least one of a shape of a lower speed characteristic curve portion of the target characteristic curve located on one of opposite sides of the inflection point, and a shape of a higher speed characteristic curve portion of the target characteristic curve located on the other side of the inflection point.
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Abstract
A marine vessel running controlling apparatus is applicable to a marine vessel which includes a propulsive force generating unit having an engine with an electric throttle. The apparatus includes a target characteristic storage unit which stores a target characteristic curve defining a target characteristic for an operation amount-engine speed characteristic, a target characteristic change inputting unit to be operated by an operator to change the shape of the target characteristic curve, and a target characteristic curve updating unit. The target characteristic change inputting unit includes an inflection point position change inputting unit and a curve shape change inputting unit to be operated by the operator.
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8 Claims
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1. A marine vessel running controlling apparatus for a marine vessel which includes a propulsive force generating unit having an engine with an electric throttle as a drive source to generate a propulsive force to propel a hull of the marine vessel, the marine vessel running controlling apparatus comprising:
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a target characteristic storage unit arranged to store a target characteristic curve which defines a target characteristic for an operation amount-engine speed characteristic indicating a relationship between an engine speed and an operation amount of an operational member which is operated by an operator of the marine vessel to control an output of the engine;
a target characteristic change inputting unit to be operated by the operator to change a shape of the target characteristic curve stored in the target characteristic storage unit; and
a target characteristic curve updating unit arranged to update the target characteristic curve stored in the target characteristic storage unit according to an input from the target characteristic change inputting unit;
whereinthe target characteristic change inputting unit includes;
an inflection point position change inputting unit to be operated by the operator to change a position of an inflection point of the target characteristic curve stored in the target characteristic storage unit; and
a curve shape change inputting unit to be operated by the operator to change at least one of a shape of a lower speed characteristic curve portion of the target characteristic curve located on one of opposite sides of the inflection point, and a shape of a higher speed characteristic curve portion of the target characteristic curve located on the other side of the inflection point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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