An unmanned ship can be designed without considering humancomfort, and can thus be constructed lighter, smaller and less expensive.It can carry out missions in rough terrain or be in areaswhere it would be dangerous for a human to operate. By not havingto support a crew, lengthy missions can be accepted, enabling, e.g.reconnaissance missions, or reducing emissions by lowering thespeed.Breakthroughs with autonomous systems enable more advancedunmanned surface vessels (USVs), but to be able to handle complexmissions in a dynamic environment, a human operator is stillassumed an effective decision maker. Thus, we propose a methodfor remote operation of a USV, where the operator uses VirtualReality (VR) to comprehend the surrounding environment. Greatimportance has been given to the ability to perform safe navigation,by designing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that guides the operatorthrough the navigation process, by presenting the importantinformation at the right place in the right orientation.
Remote Operation of Unmanned Surface Vessel through Virtual Reality
2018-01-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC: | 629 |
GUIDED WEAPON MOUNTED UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL AND OPERATION SYSTEM THEREOF
Europäisches Patentamt | 2023