摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shift device of an outboard motor to improve reliability by preventing a shift mistake caused by mechanical play between a clutch and an actuator for driving the clutch. <P>SOLUTION: Target operation amount of an electric motor for a shift for driving the clutch is determined based on the position of a lever operated by a ship operator (more particularly, a target clutch position Xi to be the basis of the calculation is determined S18, 28, 36). The target operation amount is corrected based on the mechanical play P between the clutch and the electric motor for the shift, and the operation of the electric motor for the shift is controlled based on the corrected target operation amount (S20, 30, 38). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |