Micro Autonomous Surface Vessel (Micro-ASV) for inland waterway surveying

“Safeguard Nautica有限公司和Reygar有限公司已经建立了合作伙伴关系，为自主水面船（ASV）开发水文测量任务规划和控制系统，专门针对具有挑战性的内陆水道环境（如溪流、河流、湖泊、池塘和河口）的作业。该概念借鉴了合作伙伴在开发动态定位系统方面的现有经验，但解决了与高能量、浑浊和浅水道相关的独特挑战，通常是在GPS拒绝的环境中，没有清晰的船舶视线。该项目的主要目的之一是使调查活动能够在操作人员的监视下在自动控制下随时计划和执行，提高准确性并降低远程导航所需的技能水平；但目标价格足以扰乱手动遥控船的市场。这个演示器可以证明概念在许多其他无人海上平台上的使用；特别是在潮汐工地的海上可再生能源装置，以及海上固定结构的退役。”

"Safeguard Nautica Ltd and Reygar Ltd have formed a collaborative partnership to develop a hydrographic survey mission planning and control system for an Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV), specifically aimed at operation on challenging inland waterway environments, (such as streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and estuaries). The concept draws upon the partners existing experience in developing dynamic positioning systems, but addresses unique challenges associated with high-energy, turbid and shallow waterways, often in GPS denied environments and without clear line of sight to the vessel.One of the main aims of the project is to enable survey campaigns to be readily planned and executed under automated control under the watch of an operative, improving accuracy and reducing skill levels required to navigate remotely; but at a target price which can disrupt the market for manually operated remote controlled boats.This demonstrator could prove the concept for use in many other unmanned marine platforms; in particular in offshore renewable energy installations at tidal worksites, and offshore decommissioning of fixed structures."