The regulatory endorsement of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the
support of pivotal ship** market players in recent years motivate the investigation of the …

Automatic berthing is at the top level of ship autonomy; it is unwise and hasty to hand over
the control initiative to the controller and the algorithm without the foundation of the …

This paper proposes a distributed control scheme for autonomous tugboats to tow a ship in a
restricted water traffic environment ensuring collision avoidance while being compliant with …

Among the promising application of autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) is the utilization of
multiple autonomous tugs for manipulating a floating object such as an oil platform, a broken …

With the continuous progress of contemporary science and technology and the increasing
requirements for marine vehicles in various fields, the intelligence and automation of ships …

Transportation of a large offshore platform from inland waters to the open sea is a hazardous
and challenging mission. With the development of the autonomous surface vessel (ASV), the …

This paper proposes a multi-objective cooperative control method for a ship-towing system
in congested water traffic environments. The control objectives are to coordinate multiple …

Collision avoidance plays a vital role in autonomous vehicle systems. As the complexity and
scale of missions increase, multi-vehicle systems are adopted in practice. However, there is …

The accurate attitude estimation of target ships plays a vital role in ensuring the safety of
marine transportation, especially for tugs. A Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system …

In this paper, we proposed a novel smart tug escorting mode to achieve energy conservation
during the escorting process under the premise of safe navigation of the serviced ship. A …