CONTROL DEVICE FOR OUTBOARD MOTORS, CONTROL METHOD FOR OUTBOARD MOTORS, AND PROGRAM

摘要

In a control device for outboard motors that controls two outboard motors attached to a boat, according to an operation by an operating lever that is tiltable in all directions from a neutral state, when the operating lever is moved to a different zone, a steering control unit controls shift positions of the two outboard motors and a steering specification according to a zone to which the operating lever is moved first, until a determination unit determines that the operating lever is in the neutral state, thereby enabling steering easily reflecting the intention of a boat operator and improving a steering efficiency even when an operation of moving from zone to zone is performed.

主权项

1. A control device for outboard motors that controls two outboard motors attached to a boat, according to an operation by an operating lever that is tiltable in all directions from a neutral state, the control device for outboard motors comprising:
a zone acquisition unit that acquires a zone where the operating lever is located by an operation from a neutral state, among a plurality of zones made by dividing an operation region of the operating lever; a steering control unit that controls shift positions of the two outboard motors and a steering specification according to the zone acquired by the zone acquisition unit; and a determination unit that determines whether the operating lever is in the neutral state, wherein when the operating lever is moved to a different zone, the steering control unit controls the shift positions of the two outboard motors and the steering specification according to the zone acquired by the zone acquisition unit until the determination unit determines that the operating lever is in the neutral state.