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Control apparatus for small boat

  • US 20090298359A1
  • Filed: 05/05/2009
  • Published: 12/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for controlling a small boat having a hull, at least one outboard motor driven by an internal combustion engine and adapted to be mounted on a stem of the hull, and an actuator adapted to open/close a throttle valve of the engine for regulating speed of the engine, comprising:

  • an acceleration sensor installed on the boat to generate an output indicative of acceleration acting on the boat in a direction of gravity axis;

    a correction amount calculator that calculates a correction amount of the engine speed based on the output of the acceleration sensor so as to change behavior of the boat; and

    an actuator controller that controls operation of the actuator based on the calculated correction amount.

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