Title:
AUTOMATIC STEERING DEVICE, AUTOMATIC STEERING METHOD, AND AUTOMATIC STEERING PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2019196103
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an automatic steering device, an automatic steering method and an automatic steering program capable of more accurately carrying out steering along a turning route to be navigated on.SOLUTION: An automatic steering device includes: a sea route calculation unit for calculating a turning route for a vessel based on respective positions in a plurality of target points; an indirect target point calculation unit for calculating an indirect target point in front of the vessel; a command steering angle calculation unit for calculating a command steering angle based on a physical relationship between the turning route and the indirect target point; and a steering control unit for controlling a steering mechanism of the vessel based on the command steering angle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
KISHIMOTO KAZUYA
SHIMO SANSHIYUN
SHIMO SANSHIYUN
Application Number:
JP2018091341A
Publication Date:
November 14, 2019
Filing Date:
May 10, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FURUNO ELECTRIC CO
International Classes:
B63H25/04; G01C21/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Corporation Wandee ip Partners