<html><head></head><body><p dir="ltr">In that case I would probably do something to make it easy to drop out of autopilot / cruise, such as having any input to the joystick cancel it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sean</p>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On April 24, 2016 9:32:25 AM MDT, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail"><br />I see it from the perspective of hands-free operation in large open <br />expanses of water. For example, slow cruising in the Florida Keys like <br />Snoopy was doing in <a href="http://player.vimeo.com/video/76340636">http://player.vimeo.com/video/76340636</a> at 1:00. <br />Seems like there would be a benefit to not needing hands on controls <br />while twisting your neck to enjoy the view.<br /><br />Jon<br /><br /><br />On 4/23/2016 7:38 PM, Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles wrote:<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><br /> I'm not completely against "cruise control" if properly implemented <br /> with safety features (e.g. deadman switch). Certainly I can see this <br /> being useful for descent / ascent. I have a tougher time seeing the <br /> advantages for navigation of a slow speed submersible.<br /><br /> Sean</blockquote><br /><br /><hr /><br
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