The Ship Heading Control zip file contains four ready to run Java programs (jar files) and pdf documentation. The simulations display a ship (vessel) with a heading that is controlled by an autopilot. Each simulation implements a different control law (P, PI, PID, 2 degree of freedom PID) so that user can test and compare performance with different control law parameters.
Heading Control P Documentation
The control law uses proportional gain for the rudder parameter. download 438kb .pdf
Last Modified: January 22, 2020
Heading Control PI Documentation
The control law uses proportional (Rudder parameter), and Integral (Yawing parameter) actions and a biais (Permanent Helm). download 445kb .pdf
Last Modified: January 22, 2020
Heading Control PID Documentation
The control law uses proportional (Rudder parameter), Integral (Yawing parameter) and derivative (Counter Rudder parameter) actions and a biais (Permanent Helm). download 445kb .pdf
Last Modified: January 22, 2020
Heading Control 2 Dim PID Documentation
The control law uses a 2 degree of freedom PID. Its parameters are a proportional gain (Rudder), an integral gain (Yawing), a derivative gain (Counter Rudder), a biais (Permanent Helm). download 453kb .pdf
Last Modified: January 22, 2020
N. Magdelaine, Computer Program AUTOPILOT: HEADING CONTROL (2020), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15339&DocID=5253).
Magdelaine, N. (2020). Autopilot: heading control [Computer software]. Retrieved April 7, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15339&DocID=5253
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