Software platform which allows all devices to be combined in a single unit in a ship Software platform which allows all devices to be combined in a single unit in a ship Seamen seldom shout greetings to other vessels from on board a motor yacht these days, now that the entire steering, navigation and monitoring equipment is electronically controlled. Radar is used to detect whether other boats, land or cliffs are in the vicinity, and sea depths are measured through echo-sounding.
Every task is performed by a specific device.
Up until now, each piece of equipment had to be tediously connected to others using various cables. The design for the yacht bridge originates from the Fraunhofer Technology Development Group TEG in Stuttgart. The system not only simplifies the installation of devices, it also facilitates operation for the captain of the yacht. Apart from unifying and ergonomically arranging the instruments and operating controls developed by three different companies, the development team at the TEG has also succeeded in creating an ambitious and exclusive design. The clearly defined layout principle of the panel provides the helmsman of the yacht with an optimum overview of the instruments at all times.