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AUTOPILOT
HOW AUTOPILOT WORKs
Two dif erent versions of
AutoPilot
are available:
AutoPilot
and
Advanced AutoPilot
. There
are distinct dif erences between the two AutoPilots and how they control your boat.
AUTOPILOT
AutoPilot
uses an internal compass to provide heading lock. When
AutoPilot
is on, it keeps the
motor pointed in the same compass direction. If a manual steering correction is made,
AutoPilot
locks onto the new compass heading to which the boat was steered. This method of heading tracking
does not take into account external forces such as a side wind or currents, which can allow side drift.
AdVAnCEd AUTOPILOT
Advanced AutoPilot
not only uses compass heading but
also GPS signal data to correct for cross winds, current and
other external forces to keep the boat on a straight line. When
Advanced AutoPilot
is turned on, it generates a set of GPS
points in a straight track line in the heading direction. i-Pilot now
navigates to each individual point on this track line. When the
user steers to a new heading, a new track line of GPS points are
laid down in the new heading direction.
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