Autonomous Boat Navigation And Docking System Unveiled In Ft. Lauderdale

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This screen shot shows how Nueboat autonomous navigation technology from AVIKUS uses cameras, … [+] sensors, and AI to identify obstacles a boat needs to avoid as well as integrated engine controls to navigate autonomously.

AVIKUS, a startup that specializes in autonomous navigation solutions for large ships (and now small boats and yachts too) is a young company. And I mean that as a compliment after seeing how much progress this young company (that was established in December 2020 by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group) has made in creating a system that is making great strides in developing an autonomous yacht system.

AVIKUS has already completed an autonomous operation demonstration where a ship navigated 6 miles along the Pohang Canal for 40 minutes without human intervention, as well as completing a fully autonomous navigation across an ocean with their HiNAS2.0 (Hyundai Intelligent Navigation Assistant System). And they report orders of their HiNAS2.0 technology for 23 large ships from two of the world’s major ship builders.

This screen shot shows how Nueboat autonomous navigation and docking technology from AVIKUS uses … [+] cameras, sensors, and AI to identify obstacles a boat needs to avoid to dock autonomously.

Meanwhile, I got a taste of how AVIKUS intends to bring autonomous navigation to the leisure boat market when I attended a demo of their Neuboat autonomous phase-2 navigation solution for leisure boats that combines the AVIKUS’s Navigation Assistant System (NAS) and Docking Assistant System (DAS) in Ft. Lauderdale recently.

According to company CEO Dohyeong Lim, who I met during the demo, the AVIKUS NAS allows a boat to recognize and assess on-the-water situations in real-time and without human intervention through deep learning and sensor fusion algorithms. The system processes all that data—what boats are in the area, where the shore is, where the channel markers are in addition to controlling boat speed and course—to create and maintain an optimal route for safe autonomous navigation. The system can also allow users to experience the autonomous navigation process through its augmented reality function. Of course, the system allows you to control the boat with a mobile device too.

Cameras, sensors, and AI can identify obstacles a boat needs to avoid and the Nueboat software can … [+] show where the boat appears on the chart, as well speed, RPM, depth, fuel level and course info on the same screen.

And when you are ready to return to the dock, the Avikus DAS uses additional technology and what they call an integrated cognitive system that’s able to understand where the boat is in relation to the dock, and all the other obstacles you might face, while also executing the delicate maneuvering required to repeatedly dock a boat safely.

Needless to say, I’m not an expert in artificial intelligence and sensor algorithms. But…I am a sailor who’s docked more than a few boats over the years. And after seeing the AVIKUS in action for myself, I will say that as long as it works every time, a smart system built on artificial intelligence and sensor algorithms will always be better at docking than me. In fact, it probably already is. Watch this space.

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