| US 7,556,547 B2 | ||
| Control apparatus for outboard motor, and marine vessel running support system and marine vessel using the same | ||
| Hirotaka Kaji, Shizuoka (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 08, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/937,040. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-305609 (JP), filed on Nov. 10, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0113570 A1, May 15, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B63H 21/21 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 440—87 [440/1] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A control apparatus for controlling an outboard motor provided with a propeller and an engine that rotates the propeller
and discharges exhaust gas in water, the control apparatus comprising:
a judgment unit arranged to determine a reduction in a propulsive force of the outboard motor due to in-water exhaust of the
engine; and
a control unit arranged to control the engine such that, when the judgment unit determines that a reduction in the propulsive
force occurs, an output thereof is increased as compared to when the judgment unit determines that a reduction in the propulsive
force does not occur.
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