1. Navigation and Automatic Control of the Measuring Dolphin (Messin™)
- Author
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Cathleen Korte, Jürgen Majohr, and Thomas Dr.-Ing. Buch
- Subjects
Engineering ,Marine research ,Automatic control ,Chart ,business.industry ,Control system ,Control system design ,Control engineering ,System safety ,Track (rail transport) ,business ,Field (computer science) ,Marine engineering - Abstract
The Catamaran - Measuring Dolphin (MESSIN) is an unmanned and independently operated craft having been designed for carrying out multiple measuring tasks in the field of marine research and water monitoring especially in shallow waters. An introduction to the navigation, steering and safety systems is given. Furthermore the main components of the track control system and the electronic chart system used here are shown. Results of manoeuvring tests of the MESSIN are represented. This paper gives a contribution to the field of research„ autonomous and full automated vehicle“.
- Published
- 2000