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Advanced ship autopilot system

  • US 6,611,737 B1
  • Filed: 12/20/2001
  • Issued: 08/26/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of navigation control for a vessel comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing a correlation processor for determining according lo a non-linear correlation a set of predictions of vessel motion based on a set of sensory input values;

    (b) determining from the predictions and from actual vessel motion a control law of vessel motion;

    (c) using the control law, forming a predictive controller for providing a control signal indicative of navigation control; and

    , (d) at intervals updating the predictive controller based on another control law formed according to step (b).

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