Connectivity for autonomous ships: Architecture, use cases, and research challenges

M Höyhtyä, J Huusko, M Kiviranta… - … on information and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A critical component of any unmanned and autonomous ship is the wireless communication
system supporting efficient and safe operations. This paper studies connectivity challenges …

MPC-based mid-level collision avoidance for ASVs using nonlinear programming

M Breivik - 2017 IEEE Conference on Control Technology …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a mid-level collision avoidance algorithm for autonomous surface
vehicles (ASVs) based on model predictive control (MPC) using nonlinear programming …

[PDF][PDF] Integrated 5G satellite-terrestrial systems: Use cases for road safety and autonomous ships

M Höyhtyä, T Ojanperä, J Mäkelä… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - researchgate.net
In this article, we describe an integrated satellite-terrestrial system for 5G and beyond. The
focus of this paper is to describe the system architecture, define the most important …

Collision avoidance for ASVs using model predictive control

IB Hagen - 2017 - ntnuopen.ntnu.no
If an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) is to be operated at sea in the proximity of other
vessels it must be equipped with a Collision Avoidance System (CAS). This system must …

Collision avoidance of unmanned ships based on artificial potential field

Y Chen, T Li - 2017 Chinese Automation Congress (CAC), 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The collision avoidance problem of autonomous ships is analyzed in this paper. Firstly, the
background and the difficulties are reviewed. Then an improved artificial potential field …

The Concept of Autonomous Coastal Transport

A Łebkowski - Marine Navigation, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
The article presents a concept of an autonomous coastal transport system using
autonomous, ecological vessels capable of transporting passengers or a passenger vehicle …