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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
Queen's University Belfast
COLREGs-based collision avoidance strategies for unmanned surface vehicles
This invited paper, published in the special issue on Intelligent Mechatronics, focussed on developing an automated approach for collision avoidance of unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs) based on standardised rules, COLREGs, defined by the International Maritime Organisation. The technique consisted of a reactive path planning algorithm which provides feedback to the autopilot of an UMV for steering the craft safely. The proposed strategy was applied to the dynamic model of an UMV and was successfully tested for both stationary and dynamic obstacles. This preliminary research was pivotal in securing EPSRC funding in the field of marine safety. (EP/I003347/1)