STATEMENT OF TECHNICAL REQUIRMENTS OF

ADAPTIVE DIGITAL AUTO PILOT

1. Purpose: To use ships steering control network technology to control the vessel
2. The following Significant features shall be provided:
* Heading Control with Gyro compass
* Automatic Track control in combination with a track planning system
* Control of ROT (rate of Turn)
* Compatible with any NMEA 0183 devices
3. One set of Adaptive Digital Auto pilot with steering handle and its accessories will be fitted in
Wheel House
4. One set of Auto pilot (interfaced with other navigation equipment) (including steering control of
water jet and with gyro repeater)
5. Power source to be fed from vessels supply.
6. Calibration to be carried out to customer specification, by Manufacturer.
7. Sub units should be supplied with suitable Ingress Protection i.e.IP-23/IP 44 for Indoor units.

Automatic pilot, autopilot Automatic control system used for automatic navigation. The system
can sense the difference between the ordered course of the ship and the actual course and will
cause the rudder to move to an angle proportional to this error. The autopilot keeps the vessel on
the correct heading without the helmsmans intervention.

NAVIPILOT 4000

Direct RS 422 connection for heading reference or navigation system

The NAVIPILOT 4000 TRACK and NAVIPILOT 4000 TRACK HSC versions are equipped with the
Track Control capability, when interfaced to a Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine Integrated
Bridge System or Vision Master FT ECDIS.

Ship Automation Features

Gyrocompass heading interfaces: two RS 422 x 2
Magnetic compass interfaces: NMEA 0183, sine/cosine
Serial interface for track steering via Sperry Marines Vision Master FT ECDIS or standard
waypoint steering with position receivers
Additional remote Control and Display Units possible
Operational data remain stored during power outage
Clearly arranged graphic liquid crystal display (LCD) with back lighting
Analogue selection of set heading by means of a cardinal control disk and soft-key selection of all
other major parameters
Analogue output for thruster control, rudder propellers and water jets
Only serial digital interfaces used

Control and Display Unit

The Control and Display Unit contains a LCD display which permanently indicates the following
information:
Current heading (digital)
Set heading
Override status
Selected heading source
 Steering modes AUTO, NAV or TRACK
Parameters for:
o Rudder limit or
o Rate-of-turn or radius (steering mode)
o Weather
Preset heading selection
1/10 increments of set heading

Additional Displays
Load condition
Speed (auto/man.)
Rudder order or
Actual rudder angle or
Rate of turn or
Cross track error
Off course alarm
Heading difference alarm

Outputs and Interfaces

CAN in accordance with IEC 61162-3
for remote control and display units and connection to NAVIGUIDE 4000 manual steering system

Central alarm IEC 61162-1 bidirectional input/output

Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) RS 422 9600 bps

Status and alarm outputs
System alarm Potential-free contacts
Off course alarm* 2 A maximum current
Override alarm* 250 V maximum voltage
Gyro/Mag. status*
Ext. system status*
Deadmans control*
Mute*
* max. 4 outputs selectable

Heading NMEA 0183

The autopilot system receives its orders from the Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine ECDIS and
transmits steering commands to the steering system. The orders may be manual changes of wanted
heading, turn radius or rate of turn or it may be orders originating from track control along a
selected route. Together with Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine Bridge ECDIS and Conning
Information Display, the Integrated Bridge Autopilot forms a complete system for automatic track
control.