Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 Autonomous ships represent an emerging paradigm within the maritime sector, poised to bring multiple advantages. Although numerous prototypes have been developed, the deployment of large autonomous ships has predominantly remained confined to domestic ...
Victor Bolbot +5 more
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Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Communication Networks for the Maritime Internet of Things: Key Technologies, Opportunities, and Challenges [PDF]
, 2021 With the rapid development of marine activities, there has been an increasing number of maritime mobile terminals, as well as a growing demand for high-speed and ultra-reliable maritime communications to keep them connected.
Chen, Yunfei +5 more
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Two Space-Time Obstacle Representations Based on Ellipsoids and Polytopes
IEEE Access, 2021 When operating autonomous surface vessels in uncertain environments with dynamic obstacles, planning safe trajectories and evaluating collision risk is key to navigating safely.
Andreas B. Martinsen +1 more
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Real-Time Stereo-Based Ocean Surface Mapping for Robotic Floating Platforms: Concept and Methodology
Sensors, 2023 Consider the case of a small, unmanned boat that is performing an autonomous mission. Naturally, such a platform might need to approximate the ocean surface of its surroundings in real-time.
Or Greenberg, Boaz Ben-Moshe
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A Wide-Area Deep Ocean Floor Mapping System: Design and Sea Tests
Geomatics, 2023 Mapping the seafloor in the deep ocean is currently performed using sonar systems on surface vessels (low-resolution maps) or undersea vessels (high-resolution maps).
Paul Ryu +7 more
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Self-Positioning Smart Buoys, The \u27Un-Buoy\u27 Solution: Logistic Considerations Using Autonomous Surface Craft Technology and Improved Communications Infrastructure [PDF]
, 2006 Moored buoys have long served national interests, but incur high development, construction, installation, and maintenance costs. Buoys which drift off-location can pose hazards to mariners, and in coastal waters may cause environmental damage.
Ballou, Phil +7 more
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AUV Recovery Technology Development Based on Unmanned Surface Platform
水下无人系统学报, 2023 The traditional construction methods involving carrying, distributing, recycling, positioning support, state monitoring, and energy supply for autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs) via a specific support mothership are relatively expensive as well as low ...
Qiong HONG +4 more
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Dynamic Control of Mobile Multirobot Systems: The Cluster Space Formulation [PDF]
, 2014 The formation control technique called cluster space control promotes simplified specification and monitoring of the motion of mobile multirobot systems of limited size.
Kitts, Christopher, Mas, Ignacio Agustin
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Autonomous Machinery Management for Supervisory Risk Control Using Particle Swarm Optimization
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 Safe navigation for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) is a challenging task, and generally highly dependent on effective collaboration between multiple sub-systems in environments with various levels of uncertainty.
Simon Blindheim +2 more
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Collision avoidance for ASVs through trajectory planning: MPC with COLREGs-compliant nonlinear constraints [PDF]
Modeling, Identification and Control, 2022 This article presents a trajectory planning method for autonomous surface vessels that is compliant with Rule 8 and rules 13-17 from the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs).
Emil H. Thyri, Morten Breivik
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