Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV’s) are anticipated to play an important role in future Naval systems. These vary from very small systems deployed by hand from boats, to very large vessels, as large as a manned battleship, but operated entirely remotely.
FTL has ongoing work with the Navy to develop state-of-the-art shipboard sensor systems including sea-surface radar, inertial measurement with accelerometers and gyroscopes, and night-vision thermal cameras, to provide situational awareness to the navigation systems of the USV. In addition, this data informs a comprehensive model of the ocean surface and how approaching waves will adversely affect the stability and safety of the USV. The resulting “BotSwain” system can take control of the USV to ensure vessel safety and uses cutting-edge artificial intelligence and ship simulation.
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