Remote controller, terminal, and onboard device
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShuichi TAMAGAWA, Yoshihisa SHINODA
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Abstract
The controller of the terminal acquires a current position of the ship and a current position of the terminal in response to receiving an input of an operation for controlling a predetermined propulsive force of the ship. The controller of the terminal calculates a relative distance between the ship and the terminal according to a current position of the ship and a current position of the terminal. The controller of the terminal determines a control amount of a predetermined propulsive force according to the calculated relative distance. The controller of the terminal transmits to the ship a remote signal including a command for controlling the predetermined propulsive force according to the determined control amount.
Claims5
A remote controller configured to remotely operate a ship, the remote controller comprising a controller configured to execute:
- detecting an operation of designating a magnitude of a predetermined propulsive force of the ship;
- detecting a current position of the remote controller via a sensor mounted on the remote controller;
- receiving, through wireless communication with the ship, a current position of the ship detected by a sensor mounted on the ship;
- calculating a relative distance between the current position of the ship and the current position of the remote controller;
- correcting, according to the relative distance, the magnitude of the predetermined propulsive force designated by the operation;
- and
- transmitting, to the ship, a remote signal including a command for controlling the predetermined propulsive force according to the magnitude of the predetermined propulsive force after the correction.
A terminal configured to remotely operate a ship, the terminal comprising a controller configured to execute:
- receiving an input of an operation for controlling a predetermined propulsive force of the ship;
- acquiring a current position of the ship and a current position of the terminal in response to receiving the input of the operation;
- calculating a relative distance between the current position of the ship and the current position of the terminal;
- determining a control amount of the predetermined propulsive force according to the relative distance;
- and
- transmitting, to the ship, a remote signal including a command for controlling the predetermined propulsive force according to the control amount that is determined.
An onboard device configured to be mounted on a ship that is remotely operated by a terminal, the onboard device comprising a controller configured to execute:
- receiving, from the terminal, a remote signal including a control amount for controlling a predetermined propulsive force of the ship and a current position of the terminal;
- acquiring a current position of the ship in response to receiving the remote signal;
- calculating a relative distance between the current position of the ship and the current position of the terminal;
- correcting the control amount according to the relative distance;
- and
- controlling the predetermined propulsive force according to the control amount after the correction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.