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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, JP;
Kazuya Kishimoto, Nishinomiya, JP;
Hitoshi Maeno, Nishinomiya, JP;
Masashi Imasaka, Nishinomiya, JP;
Yuya Takashima, Nishinomiya, JP;
Chizu Kawasaki, Nishinomiya, JP;
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device is provided. The device includes a target bearing calculating module configured to calculate a target bearing of a vehicle based on a direction of a disturbance, a stern bearing calculating module configured to calculate a stern bearing, and a rudder mechanism drive signal determining module configured to determine a rudder angle command so that the stern bearing approaches the target bearing, and determine a rudder mechanism drive signal based on the rudder angle command.