Autopilot

= The splashelec open source hardware autopilot =



It's a complete marine autopilot that works with gyro and compass sensors, but it is for the moment mostly used with special firmware allowing very sensible joystick steering for people with physical disabilities. Its open-source character allows to adapt it easily to all sorts of specialized interfaces. And compatibility with the Arduino IDE allows for easy firmware changes to change system behaviour.

Ressources

 * For an overview, take a look at this very well written French language blog article.
 * Git Repository containing the hard- and software (source code, schematics etc.)
 * Description from the users point of view (French text/en français photos and a video)
 * Fabrice Gakière, our test pilot, shows on his Facebook page regularly photos and videos from different boats with the system installed.
 * The autopilot forms part of a larger project, you might be interested in the CAN-bus system, witch allows to easily integrate more actuators and sensors in a system.