2017 Volume 39 Pages 77-84
GPS is the most important device that is necessary to aid the automation of navigation. We have used a simple GPS receiver and an Arduino to pick up the necessary information from the satellite so the model ship can navigate with autopilot. A model ship is often more desirable than an actual ship for reason of low risk and it`s convenience to verify the result of experiments of navigation system. GPS information isn't obtained in an enclosed space such as model basin with wind tunnel which is often used for model ship experiments. Therefore, we decided the experimental place to be the sea as it is the most suitable environment for receiving GPS information. Therefore, we propose development of experiment system for model ship at sea. This paper introduces that making of model ship and GPS information acquisition software have been developed as a basis of this system.
