公开(公告)号：US20230294809A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18322814

申请日：2023-05-24

Applicant: Navico, Inc.

Inventor： Spencer Buchanan ,  Paul Robert Bailey

IPC: B63H21/21 ,  B63H20/12 ,  B63B79/40

CPC classification number: B63H21/213 ,  B63H20/12 ,  B63B79/40 ,  B63H2021/216 ,  B63B2213/02

Abstract: A method of operating a handheld device for controlling a watercraft motor is provided. The method comprises determining whether the handheld device is operating in an anchor mode or a heading hold mode; receiving movement data when the joystick is in a non-neutral position that includes a direction of movement; generating steering command(s), with a steering command of the steering command(s) being based on the movement data; causing motor rotation based on the steering command; detecting the joystick shifting to the neutral position, with the watercraft being at a location when the joystick shifts to the neutral position; when in the anchor mode, causing the motor to cease operation proximate to the location after the joystick has shifted to the neutral position; and, when in the heading hold mode, causing the motor to continue operating so that the watercraft travels in the new heading direction after the joystick shifts.