提出一种ＧＡ和Ｈ∞混合优化的般舶航向控制器设计新方法。该方法采用Ｈ∞环路成形技术设计船舶航向控制器，成形权函数采用遗传算法进行优化，从而避免了凭经验试凑权函数的盲目性，使控制器的设计系统化，且简单易行。仿真结果表明了该设计方法的有效性 A new design method of general heading controller with GA and H∞ hybrid optimization is proposed. The method uses H ∞ loop forming technology to design the ship course controller. The forming weight function is optimized by using genetic algorithm, which avoids the blindness of empirical weighting function and makes the design of the controller systematized and simple. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the design method