COUPLING A POSITION FINDING SYSTEM TO A MARINE AUTOMATIC PILOT WITHOUT THE USE OF AN INTERMEDIATE COMPUTER

It is reported that the coupling together of the Decca Navigator and an automatic pilot has been achieved using an Omnitrac computer. The method used is highly complicated and expensive to manufacture. This paper is a feasibility study of the possibility of solving the problem in a more economical fashion for marine applications. The proposals outlined employ a line following technique and could be adapted to suit any positional finding system using an x,y,t plotter as a sensing device to derive a path error signal.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers

  9 Bedford Square
  London WC2B 3RG,   England 
• Authors:
  • CANNER, WHP
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 179-187
• Serial:
  • Radio and Electronic Engineer
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Automatic steering control; Navigation devices; Navigation systems; Position fixing
• Old TRIS Terms: Navigation equipment; Position finding
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048432
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM