CPC B63H 21/34 (2013.01) [B63J 99/00 (2013.01); F01N 13/087 (2013.01); B63B 79/00 (2020.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of controlling an adjustable exhaust system for a marine engine, the method comprising:
receiving a vessel location of a marine vessel having an adjustable exhaust system having a bypass valve that is controllable to bypass a portion of the exhaust system;
identifying a desired position of the bypass valve based on the vessel location and/or a current time, wherein the desired position of the bypass valve is associated with a greatest noise level that does not exceed a noise constraint based on the vessel location or current time and/or does not exceed a user-instructed noise level;
identifying that the bypass valve is not in the desired position; and
generating an instruction to adjust the bypass valve to the desired position to change a noise level generated by the adjustable exhaust system.
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