Outboard motor control system

摘要

A plurality of outboard motors are mounted to a stern of a watercraft and configured to be steered independently. A target steering angle setting section is configured to set a target steering angle for each of the outboard motors. Actuators are configured to steer the outboard motors such that the steering angle of each of the outboard motors is equal or substantially equal to a target steering angle. An actual steering angle detecting section is configured to detect an actual steering angle of each of the outboard motors. A control section is programmed and configured to control the steering operation of the outboard motors such that, when a steering angle difference defining a difference between the actual steering angles of adjacently arranged outboard motors becomes equal to or larger than a prescribed value, an increase of the steering angle difference is prevented.

主权项

1. An outboard motor control system comprising:
a plurality of outboard motors mounted on a stern of a watercraft and configured to be steered independently; a target steering angle setting section configured to set a target steering angle for each of the plurality of outboard motors; a plurality of actuators configured to steer each of the plurality of outboard motors such that a steering angle of each of the plurality of outboard motor becomes equal or substantially equal to the target steering angle; an actual steering angle detecting section configured to detect an actual steering angle of each of the plurality of outboard motors; and a control section programmed and configured to control a steering operation of the plurality of outboard motors such that, when a steering angle difference defining a difference between the actual steering angles of adjacently arranged outboard motors becomes equal to or larger than a prescribed value, an increase of the steering angle difference is prevented.