US 11,987,339 B1
Steering control system of marine vessel, marine vessel and steering control method of marine vessel
Yuji Ikegaya, Shizuoka (JP)
Assigned to YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shizuoka (JP)
Filed by YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Iwata (JP)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/120,520.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/953,714, filed on Dec. 26, 2019.
Int. Cl. B63H 25/04 (2006.01); B63H 25/42 (2006.01); B63H 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC B63H 25/04 (2013.01) [B63H 25/42 (2013.01); B63H 2025/022 (2013.01); B63H 2025/026 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A marine vessel comprising:
a hull;
a propulsion device attached to the hull;
a controller configured or programmed to perform at least one of a control to automatically steer the hull or a control to automatically change a propulsive force of the propulsion device in an automatic marine vessel maneuvering mode during movement of the marine vessel; and
an operator to perform at least one predetermined operation of operating the propulsion device, starting the automatic marine vessel maneuvering mode by the controller, turning on/off power supply to the propulsion device, or steering the marine vessel; wherein
the controller is configured or programmed to cancel the automatic marine vessel maneuvering mode based on an operation performed on the operator by a vessel operator to perform the predetermined operation during the movement of the marine vessel in the automatic marine vessel maneuvering mode;
the operator includes a steering operator to steer the marine vessel; and
the controller is configured or programmed to cancel the automatic marine vessel maneuvering mode based on an operation performed on the steering operator by the vessel operator to steer the marine vessel during the movement of the marine vessel in the automatic marine vessel maneuvering mode.