Ship's autopilot steering systems - Adaptive Autopilot (AAP)

This video explains the working principle of a AAP autopilot used on a ship for steering purposes only. AAP stands for adaptive autopilots.


Students are advised to watch other videos on the series of autopilots to develop a holistic understanding of the topic.

Links are provided below:
Testing procedures of the steering gear system:

Ship's steering control system (Heading and track control systems of an autopilot):
Ship’s autopilot and steering systems – Principle of operation (PID autopilots):
Ship's autopilot steering systems - Manual controls of a PID autopilot:

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