A ship simulation, including vessels like ship, a drone and an AUV(Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) You have the ability to set a waypoint by indicating the longitude and latitude, where you can make use of the autopilot of manually navigate from your current position to the desired point.
You can view a demo here: https://youtu.be/rJusdYxs_WE
Controls
- You are able to switch vessels from the BOAT to the AUV to the Drone by holding the SPACE-BAR key.
- Clicking the 1 and 2 keys on your keyboard switches from the player view to the ECDIS view
- You can move the vessels(Boat and AUV) using the W,S,A,D keys. you are also able to control the depth of the AUV using the Q and E keys.
- To move the Drone, you make use of the arrow keys and to move forwards, backwards or sideways and use the W,S,A,D,Q,E keys to rotate and finally the Z or X keys to increase or decrease altitude.
- The camera rotates as you move your mouse.
- Holding the R-key fixes the camera to the forward direction of the vessel.
- Holding the U-key removes some UI features, so you only see the player view. Doing the same again return the UI features
- Clicking the T-key on your keyboard after entering the destination turns on the autopilot feature for the Boat.
- The T-key also turns on and off the autopilot for the AUV.
Navigation
- You can see the ship's longitude and latitude on the top right corner of the screen.
- You can enter a longitude and latitude you wish to navigate to in the bottom left corner of the screen
- When you enter your destination a 'black line' appears showing you the direction to your destination
- When you are not switched to the AUV, it automatically faces and moves towards the Boat while moving back upwards towards the ocean surface.
- The unless you turn of the autopilot for the AUV, it should automatically hover around the Boat, or start moving towards the entered destination, if any.
ECDIS
- When you are in the ECDIS view, you can tap the G-key to release the lock and use the W,S,A,D keys to move the around and see the different parts of the map.
- The larger green arrow pointer represents the BOAT and the smaller green arrow pointer represents the AUV
- On the ECDIS, green dots, with a speed and distance represents other vessels present on the water.
Other
- You should be able to hear different sounds, including the sound of other boats, the sound of the ocean, above and below sealevel depending on the location of the camera.
- The proximity alert turns on when the boat is close to an object.
- When the proximity alert turns on and the boat is on autopilot, then the boat stops(could be changed later)
Made using the Crest Ocean System to simulate the visuals of the water and it's physiscs
Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions :)