In this paper,a course control system is designed to keep the course stable during the operation of automatic feeding platform for shrimp and crab pond.
The relative course between the feeding platform and the pond bank is monitored simultaneously by direct and indirect methods. The PID control algorithm based on the negative feedback principle is adopted, taking the relative course as the control target, and the control output is calculated in real-time according to the course deviation. The control output signal adjusts the rotation speed of the left and right propellers through the control circuit, so as to change the thrust on both sides of the platform and realize the real-time control of the course. The prototype test showsthat the system can control the relative course of the feeding platform well, keep the forward direction basically parallel to the pond bank, so as to meet the feeding operation needs.