Research Summaries

Back Unmanned Surface Vehicle Riverine Obstacle Detection and Avoidance

Fiscal Year 2009
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Investigator(s) Horner, Douglas P.
Sponsor Office of Naval Research (Navy)
Summary The principle project goal is to develop the capacity for an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to operate fast and autonomously in unknown riverine environments. This requires development and implementation of technology, algorithms, and fundamental theory for greater levels of autonomy in USV systems. While the focus is on unmanned systems, the developed technology is also applicable to manned systems. (Note: The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Virginia Tech intend to work jointly to achieve the project goal. The collaboration was born out of an ONR 2006 Congressional Plus-up program which successfully culminated in a coordinated riverine UAV/USV display at AUVFest 2007. NPS and VT are submitting identical proposals that divide the research priorities in terms of expertise and interest).
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