Automatic setting device, automatic setting method, and program

An automatic setting method of automatically setting a control device for a plurality of ship propulsion devices configured to generate propulsion forces of a ship, the automatic setting method comprising:

• an input operation setting step of setting an input operation for the ship;
• a target behavior acquisition step of acquiring target behavior of the ship corresponding to the input operation set in the input operation setting step;
• a ship information acquisition step of acquiring ship information that is information about at least one of a position and a direction of the ship;
• an actual behavior calculation step of calculating actual behavior of the ship on the basis of the ship information acquired in the ship information acquisition step;
• and
• a propulsion force setting step of setting a magnitude and a direction of a propulsion force that is generated by each of the plurality of ship propulsion devices on the basis of the actual behavior of the ship calculated in the actual behavior calculation step and the target behavior of the ship acquired in the target behavior acquisition step,
• wherein the propulsion force setting step comprises
• an initial propulsion force setting step of setting a magnitude and a direction of a propulsion force that is initially generated by each of the plurality of ship propulsion devices as a magnitude and a direction of an initial propulsion force after the input operation for the ship is set in the input operation setting step;
• and
• a setting value storage step of storing the magnitude and the direction of the propulsion force generated by each of the plurality of ship propulsion devices as propulsion force setting values when the actual behavior of the ship is within an allowable range of the target behavior of the ship.

A program for automatically setting a control device for a plurality of ship propulsion devices configured to generate propulsion forces of a ship, the program causing a computer to execute:

• an input operation setting step of setting an input operation for the ship;
• a target behavior acquisition step of acquiring target behavior of the ship corresponding to the input operation set in the input operation setting step;
• a ship information acquisition step of acquiring ship information that is information about at least one of a position and a direction of the ship;
• an actual behavior calculation step of calculating actual behavior of the ship on the basis of the ship information acquired in the ship information acquisition step;
• and
• a propulsion force setting step of setting a magnitude and a direction of a propulsion force that is generated by each of the plurality of ship propulsion devices on the basis of the actual behavior of the ship calculated in the actual behavior calculation step and the target behavior of the ship acquired in the target behavior acquisition step,
• wherein the propulsion force setting step comprises
• an initial propulsion force setting step of setting a magnitude and a direction of a propulsion force that is initially generated by each of the plurality of ship propulsion devices as a magnitude and a direction of an initial propulsion force after the input operation for the ship is set in the input operation setting step;
• and
• a setting value storage step of storing the magnitude and the direction of the propulsion force generated by each of the plurality of ship propulsion devices as propulsion force setting values when the actual behavior of the ship is within an allowable range of the target behavior of the ship.