The Development of Marine Autopilot Simulator

Abstract

The mathematical model of the ship autopilot system is established which centering on marine hydraulic steering gear, based on the Nomoto ship motion model, and considered the influence of wind, wave, flow and other environmental factors on ship course angle. Depend on this model, the physical-digital hybrid simulation autopilot simulator is developed. This simulator has all of the operating functions of the ship steering system, it can not only simulate the turbine engine working scenarios, but also dynamically display the operation process, and the simulator is applicable to the ship track control research and crew training work.