Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Marine vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-19
2011-10-25
Tran, Khoi (Department: 3664)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Marine vehicle
C701S011000, C701S041000, C701S042000, C701S043000, C114S1440RE, C114S155000, C114S156000, C114S157000, C114S158000, C114S159000, C114S14400A
Reexamination Certificate
active
08046121
ABSTRACT:
A watercraft steering device can include at least one of steerage status detection device configured to detect a steerage status following an operation of the steering wheel, running status detecting device configured to detect a running status of the watercraft, watercraft propulsion unit status recognition device configured to recognize a status of an outboard motor such as an installation number thereof, and electric motor status detection device configured to detect a status of an electric motor, and can further include a lower unit turning force characteristic computation device configured to compute a lower unit turning force characteristic based on a detection value from at least one of the device, and an ECU configured to control at least one of a reaction force to the steering wheel, a limit lower unit turning angle, and a propulsive force based on a computed lower unit turning force characteristic and/or selecting the electric actuator to operate.
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Co-Pending U.S. Appl. No. 11/942,179, filed Nov. 19, 2007. Title: Watercraft Steering Device and Watercraft.
Co-Pending U.S. Appl. No. 11/942,187, filed Nov. 19, 2007. Title: Watercraft Steering System, and Watercraft.
Amin Bhavesh V
Keating & Bennett LLP
Tran Khoi
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
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