Supervisory Control and Telepresence for Autonomous and Manned Maritime Vessels

该项目的主要目的是设计和测试一种具有适当电子电气硬件的先进通信网络系统，该系统有可能用于未来的海上自主船只，如五月花400号。这样做是为了在这些远程海上自主船只和先进的人机接口技术之间产生通信通道，从而使现实中的远程临场感成为可能。该系统将提供通信机会，使用多个船上传感器接收船载感应器，如环境温度、速度、方向和位置信息。最重要的是，接近实时的360度视频和成像，适合耳机可以从五月花400航程接收。集成了船上传感数据和实时360度视频捕获，可以在MxR指挥站试验台等应用程序中使用，也可以供公众，特别是小学生和弱势群体使用，以体验五月花400在虚拟现实世界中的航行。

The main purpose of the project is to design and test an advanced communication network system with a suitable electronic electrical hardware which has a potential to be used on future maritime autonomous vessels such as The Mayflower 400. This is done in order to generate a communication chanal between those remote maritime autonomous vessels and an advanced Human Interface Technologies, therefore, making the possibility for a realistic telepresence. This system will provide a communication opportunity to receive the vessel's onboard senses such as environments temperature, speed, direction and locational information using multiple onboard sensors. On top of this, close to real-time 360 degree video and imaging, suitable for headsets can be received from Mayflower 400 sailing. Integrating both the onboard sensed data and real-time 360 degree video capturing can be used within applications such as MxR Command Station Test Bed or it can be available for public, especially schoolchildren and disadvantaged people in order to experience the Mayflower 400 sailing through Virtual Reality world.