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Autopilot Heading + GPS

An autopilot (for boats) wich can hold the actual heading a course or the course to a target
You can use the existing rudder on your boat, steering inputs will be forwarded by this controller when disabled. The autopilot will be diabled by a signal (button) or your manual steering.

Controller size: 5x3

Inputs:
- Heading [-0.5 .. 0.5] (number) - The direction your vehicle is facing. Use the Compass Sensor
- Set Course (number) - This value will be used when enableing the course mode.
- Manual Steering (number) - Link it to your steering wheel. This value will be directily forwarded to the rudder steering output if the autopilot is off and you can use it to disable the autopliot.
- Hold Course - Enables the Autopilot and hold the actual course
- Set Course To Heading - Enables the Autopilot and set the course to the actual heading
- Set Course To Target - Enables the Autopliot and set the course to target
- Disable - Disables the autoliot.
- Target X,Y (number) - Target Data from the keypad for example
- GPS X,Y (number) - Your coordinates

Outputs:
- Rudder Steering [-1..1] (number) - Goes to the rudder.
- Course - The set Course
- Autopilot Enabled (on/off) - On when the autopilot is enabled.
- Target Distance [m] (number) - Distance to target

Properties:
- Disable on steering - on if the autopilot should be disengaged when you manually steer.
- Sensitivity - Max Rudder sensitivity in Autopilot mode
- Course input [radiant/degree] - input and output values in radiant/degree
- on tagret reached [turn off/hold course] - what shoul the autopilot do when the target is reached?
- distance threshold [m] - when is the target marked as reached