The assessment of unmanned vessel operation in heavy traffic areas. case study of the North Sea Crossing by unmanned surface vessel sea-kit

• Autorzy: Zwolak Karolina , Miętkiewicz Rafał , Dąbrowska Julia , Tinmouth Neil

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DOI

10.2478/sjpna-2022-0004

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The continuous development of autonomous and unmanned technology is accelerating the adop-tion of unmanned vessels for various maritime operations. Despite the technological develop-ments there is still a lack of clear regulatory and organizational frameworks for testing and exploiting the potential of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in real-world maritime conditions. Such real-world testing becomes ever more complex when operating in multiple nations territo-rial waters. In May 2019 USV ‘Maxlimer’ crossed the North Sea from the United Kingdom to Bel-gium and back, carrying goods, to demonstrate the ability of unmanned surface vessels to interact with real marine traffic in an uncontrolled environment. The paper presents this mission in light of the current state of marine autonomy projects as well as the regulatory works con-ducted by various organizations worldwide.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Unmanned Surface Vessel; Autonomous Surface Vessel; marine autonomy; USV 'SEA-KIT'; collision avoidance

• Wydawca: Akademia Marynarki Wojennej im. Bohaterów Westerplatte
• Czasopismo: Maritime Technical Journal
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: nr 1 (224)
• Strony: 41--67
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Zwolak Karolina

• Polish Naval Academy, Śmidowicza 69 str., 81-127 Gdynia

autor

Miętkiewicz Rafał

• Polish Naval Academy, Śmidowicza 69 str., 81-127 Gdynia

autor

Dąbrowska Julia

• Polish Navy, 3rd Flotilla of Ships, Rondo Bitwy pod Oliwą 1, 81-127 Gdynia, Poland

autor

Tinmouth Neil

• Sea-Kit Int., Blackwater House, Woodrolfe Rd, Tollesbury, Essex, CM9 8SE, United Kingdom

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