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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
May. 28, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yoshihisa Shinoda, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Isao Kobayashi, Toyota, JP;
Naoyuki Tsuzuki, Toyota, JP;
Yasutaka Nishimura, Nisshin, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
The control device includes a control unit. The control unit sets the first intermediate target point within the range of waters when the ship is located outside the range of waters capable of starting the automatic steering to the target docking point. When the distance of the vector connecting the position of the ship and the first intermediate target point and the angle between the bow direction of the ship and the direction of the vector satisfy a predetermined criterion, the control unit formulates a route to be sailed by the ship from the position of the ship to the target docking point via the set first intermediate target point. The control unit automatically steers the ship according to the established route.