Fiscal Year	2020
Division	Research & Sponsored Programs
Department	NPS Naval Research Program
Investigator(s)	Wood, Brian P.
Sponsor	NPS Naval Research Program (Navy)
Summary	The Navy's family of Unmanned Surface Vessels needs rational, robust and repeatable certification criteria for COLREGS compliance, anti-tamper, environmental and general safety to ensure their readiness for worldwide operational employment. The Navy has no clear-cut guidance of determining whether or not an autonomous surface vessel is ready for deployment. Areas to be considered include COLREGS, physical and cyber security, and environmental/safety issues. Examining how other autonomous entities (UAVs, merchant vessels, automobiles, trains) have been (or are being) cleared for operational use will help define the requirements the Navy's USVs need to have. Outputs from this work will give the sponsor a "checklist" to use prior to deployment of the vessels.
Keywords	COLREGS MDUSV USV
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