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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2021
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, JP;
Masato Okuda, Kyoto, JP;
Shinji Ishihara, Kyoto, JP;
FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Nishinomiya, JP;
Abstract
A navigation planning method and apparatus comprising a chart data receiving terminal configured to receive a chart data including position information of one or a plurality of targets; a waypoint receiving terminal configured to receive a plurality of waypoints including a latest waypoint for a navigation route of a movable body; a potential waypoint receiving terminal configured to receive a potential waypoint being movable on the chart; and processing circuitry configured to: determine a position of the potential waypoint as a next waypoint following the latest waypoint, the potential waypoint being movable, wherein the potential waypoint is determined by: receive a current position data of the potential waypoint; receive position information of the plurality of targets located within a predetermined distance from the current position of the potential waypoint; calculate an angle between a first bar and a second bar on the chart, wherein the first bar is to connect the latest waypoint with the potential waypoint and the second bar is to connect the potential waypoint with the plurality of targets; and output an activating signal when the calculated angle is equal to a predetermined value.