APPARATUS FOR FORMING PATH FOR SWITCHING SHIP TO NEW HEADING Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC G01D1/00 B63H25/00 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus for forming a path for switching a ship to a new heading has a computer of a path for switching the ship to a new heading capable of calculating two-dimensional coefficients of a polynomial curve, which is the path for switching the ship to a new heading, the output of which is designed to transmit a drive signal to the ship driver or autopilot, a computer of minimum curvature radius, sensors of longitudinal velocity, centre of mass coordinates and the course angle, a heading change angle setting device, a device for setting the magnitude of the maximum allowable control signal, a computer of boundary parameters for switching the ship to a new heading; the computer of the path for switching the ship to a new heading is capable of calculating such a path that movement on said path is dome with the magnitude the control signal which does not exceed the maximum allowable value.

EFFECT: safer change of the direction of a ship by maintaining stability.

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