[HTML][HTML] Small Unmanned Surface Vessels—A Review and Critical Analysis of Relations to Safety and Safety Assurance of Larger Autonomous Ships

V Bolbot, A Sandru, T Saarniniemi, O Puolakka… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Autonomous ships represent an emerging paradigm within the maritime sector, poised to
bring multiple advantages. Although numerous prototypes have been developed, the …

Automated Docking for Marine Surface Vessels—A Survey

SJN Simonlexau, M Breivik, AM Lekkas - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Research on motion control systems for marine surface vessels has generated a vast
academic literature and many industrial applications since the early 20th century. The recent …

[HTML][HTML] Reinforcement learning based robot navigation using illegal actions for autonomous docking of surface vehicles in unknown environments

MI Pereira, AM Pinto - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) are bound to play a fundamental role in the
maintenance of offshore wind farms. Robust navigation for inspection vehicles should take …

[PDF][PDF] Multi-sensor fusion for precise state estimation applied to docking of marine surface vehicles

JHT Santos - 2023 - repositorio-aberto.up.pt
Docking autonomous surface vehicles is a challenging operation. This involves precise
manoeuvres at low speeds under external environmental forces such as wind, water current …