MADBrain Autopilot, pilotare automată inversă

The MADBrain Autopilot stands out with its cutting-edge artificial intelligence algorithms and ultra-precise data acquisition, up to 50 Hz. It doesn't just react; it anticipates trajectories and actively adapts to your boat's behavior and your sailing style, delivering unmatched heading stability and responsiveness.

Yes, initially designed for offshore racing and adopted by top skippers (IMOCA, Ocean Fifty, Ultim, Class40, Mini 6.50), the MADBrain is now accessible and widely used on a wide range of boats, including cruising catamarans, IRC monohulls, and superyachts.

The MADBrain Autopilot improves safety through advanced boat attitude analysis and trajectory anticipation. It instantly reacts to wind shifts, swell, or boat behavior variations with subtle corrections, avoiding overreactions. Additionally, exclusive safety features such as the Heel Security pack can automatically correct excessive heel.

The MADBrain Autopilot provides high-frequency data acquisition, including wind (up to 50 Hz via the MADMast module) and boat motion (via the MADMotion inertial measurement unit), enabling fine-grained real-time data analysis and processing.

The MADBrain autopilot offers three main steering modes: true wind steering, heading steering, and polar steering. These modes are accessible and controllable via the MADLight app on your navigation displays.

Yes, the MADBrain Autopilot is designed to continuously evolve. It records your navigations, learns from your settings, and adapts its behavior to your boat and your sailing style, providing superior and personalized control.

The MADController is the power unit of the ram. It is designed to control any electric or hydraulic ram, whether linear or rotary. It provides high-frequency control (100 Hz) and tiller positioning to a tenth of a degree, and is compatible with 12V and 24V systems.

The MADMast is the wind acquisition module. It enables high-frequency data acquisition up to 50 Hz, interfaces with NMEA 0183 wind sensors, and performs wind data verification and validation. It also provides mast line protection against short circuits and electromagnetic interference, and is compatible with ultrasonic sensors.

The MADMotion inertial measurement unit (IMU) is a key component that provides intelligent, high-frequency processing of the boat's movements. It features 3 gyroscopes for rotation rate and 3 accelerometers for acceleration, delivering essential data for autopilot control and true wind calculation.

Yes, the MADBrain Autopilot benefits from continuous evolution through updates. This allows new features to be integrated and system performance to be improved over time.

No, no additional subscription is required to use the MADBrain Autopilot. Software packs can be purchased after installation for advanced features.

The Heel Security pack is an exclusive safety feature that automatically corrects excessive heel. By adjusting the course (heading up or bearing away) before reaching a critical angle, this progressive and smooth action keeps the boat stable and secure against sudden gusts.

The Elite Performance pack is a major advance in piloting intelligence. It allows the MADBrain to attack the route like a true regatta racer, actively seeking maximum speed by adjusting every movement to fully exploit your boat's potential.

Yes, the MADBrain Autopilot offers native integration with the NMEA 2000 network. Installation is plug-and-play via the CAN bus, making it easy to connect to your existing onboard electronics system.

The MADBrain Autopilot is compatible with major brands on the market for use with standard sensors and displays. It can integrate with GPS equipment such as B&G ZG100, Garmin 24XD; compasses like B&G Precision 9, Garmin SteadyCast, Raymarine EV-1; multifunction displays like B&G Zeus, Garmin GPSMAP/TD50, Raymarine Axiom; and speed/depth transducers like Airmar DST810, Airmar UDST800.

The MADController is designed to control a wide range of actuators, whether electric or hydraulic, and of linear or rotary types. Its 12V/24V compatibility makes it adaptable to various propulsion configurations.

Yes, the MADMast module is compatible with ultrasonic wind sensors, in addition to providing an interface for passive mast angle sensors (potentiometric) or active sensors (0-5V).

The MADBrain autopilot is controlled simply and intuitively via the MADLight app, accessible from your navigation displays. This clear interface lets you switch modes, adjust settings, monitor sensors, or take manual control of the helm in just a few gestures.

The MADBrain Autopilot is designed for seamless integration. Native integration via the NMEA 2000 CAN bus enables plug-and-play installation, simplifying the setup process.

The MADBrain autopilot is designed for extensive integration with your existing onboard electronics system. It is natively compatible with the NMEA 2000 network, allowing plug-and-play connection via the CAN bus with a wide range of standard sensors and displays.

It supports equipment from major brands on the market, including:

GPS: B&G ZG100, Garmin 24XDCompass: B&G Precision 9, Garmin SteadyCast, Raymarine EV-1Multifunction displays: B&G Zeus, Garmin GPSMAP / TD50, Raymarine AxiomDepth sounders / speed sensors: Airmar DST810, Airmar UDST800Actuators: It can control any electric or hydraulic actuator, whether linear or rotary. Additionally, the MADMast module interfaces with wind sensors via NMEA 0183 and is compatible with ultrasonic sensors, as well as passive (potentiometric) or active (0-5 V) mast angle sensors. The MADSensor Rudder mast angle sensor provides high-precision measurement (0.5–4.5 V for 90°).

Internally, the system uses CAN bus, Ethernet, and Serial interfaces for optimal connectivity and performance.