The invention relates to a method to automatically navigate and control a marine vessel comprising a navigator unit (110) and propulsion system (101), and comprising an operator selecting a desired destination for the navigator unit and retrieving fairway data for at least one fairway (F; F1, F2) between a current position (Pi) and the requested destination (P2), which at least one fairway (F; F1, F2) has a centreline (CL) and a pair of outer boundaries (B1, B1'; B2, B2'). The operator selects a desired lateral position (X1; X2) of the vessel within the at least one fairway (F; F1, F2) to be travelled and the navigator unit calculates a route (R1; R2; R3; R4) to reach the desired destination (P2) using the desired lateral position (X1; X2) of the vessel within the at least one fairway (F; F1, F2) and controls the propulsion system to reach the destination using the navigator unit. The invention further relates to a vessel operated using this method and computer program comprising program code means for performing the method.


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    Title :

    METHOD TO AUTOMATICALLY NAVIGATE AND CONTROL A MARINE VESSEL


    Additional title:

    VERFAHREN ZUR AUTOMATISCHEN NAVIGATION UND STEUERUNG EINES WASSERFAHRZEUGES
    PROCÉDÉ DE NAVIGATION ET DE COMMANDE AUTOMATIQUES D'UN NAVIRE MARIN


    Contributors:
    HOFF JOHAN (author)

    Publication date :

    2025-04-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS




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