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Engine power output control for small watercraft

  • US 6,699,085 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2003
  • Issued: 03/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A watercraft comprising a hull, an internal combustion engine disposed within the hull, the engine including an air induction system configured to guide air to the engine and which includes a throttle device to regulate an 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 signal indicative of the detected position of the throttle operator, an electronic controller communicating with the operator position sensor to receive the signal and being configured to output a control signal in response to the data signal, an actuator communicating with the controller and being coupled to the throttle device, the actuator being configured to adjust the throttle device in response to the control signal from the controller, the operator position sensor and the actuator being disposed within the hull.

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