Marine outboard engine angular position limitation system and method

摘要

A method for limiting motion of at least one outboard engine of a watercraft to at least one desired limit position in at least one direction is disclosed. The method comprises initiating a calibration process by inputting a sequence of at least one state of at least one switch, moving the at least one outboard engine about at least one axis in the at least one direction until the at least one desired limit positions is reached, sensing a position of the at least one outboard engine about the at least one axis when the at least one outboard engine is at the at least one desired limit position, and recording the sensed position to be a limit position. A method for limiting motion of a plurality of outboard engines, and a watercraft are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method for limiting a tilting motion of an outboard engine of a watercraft to at least one desired limit position, the outboard engine moving about a generally horizontal tilt axis, the watercraft having an electronic module (EM) controlling the tilting motion of the outboard engine, the method comprising:
inputting a sequence of at least one state of at least one switch, the at least one switch being disposed on the outboard engine, the at least one switch being operatively connected to the EM, the at least one switch having at least two states, the at least one switch being in the at least one state for at least one period of time, the EM initiating a calibration process for the at least one desired limit position in response to the input sequence; after the calibration process has been initiated, moving the outboard engine about the tilt axis in one direction until the at least one desired limit position is reached; sensing an angular position of the outboard engine about the tilt axis by a sensor when the outboard engine is at the at least one desired limit position; and recording the sensed position of the outboard engine to be a limit position of the outboard engine about the tilt axis in the one direction.