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MARINE DESIGN

When considering unmanned ship- nance in ports and for manning the ship smaller local ships, requiring only one plied on not completely unmanned cargo ping, there obviously is no need for a control stations ashore. Ship systems Flag state authority to provide permis- ships, moving some functions ashore, us- deck house meaning there will be more will become more standardized, as is the sion. Norwegian offshore supply vessels ing for example remote support with aug- space for cargo. Many systems onboard case in the airline industry. and road ferries were among the men- mented reality helmets, making any per- today will become redundant when there Speakers at the unmanned events tioned potential early autonomous ship son onboard capable of doing complex is no people onboard. But people will of Nor-Shipping pointed out that un- applications. and advanced tasks. This approach has still be needed, both for ship mainte- manned shipping will ? rst be seen on Technologies needed would ? rst be ap- in fact already been tested in practice by

Unmanned Mine Hunter

ASV was enlisted as part of the Thales-BAE consortium to develop and deliver an operational unmanned mine countermeasures system, a program which seeks to offer a low risk, robust and reliable solution into the UK/French Maritime Mine Countermeasures (MMCM) requirement.

The USV capability to be provided by ASV is proven in action through the Halcyon multi-role USV. “Devel- oped from the Halcyon design, the more complex and capable mark II offers greater ef? ciency, stability and an increased payload capacity” said Dan Hook, Managing Director, ASV. program output will be two identical systems for evaluation against s se ev ve er ral p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p pr r r r re e e e ed d d de e e e? ? ? ? n n ne ed d d d o o o op p p p pe e er ra a at t t tiiiio o o on n n na a a a al sc c c ce The program output will be two identical systems for evaluation against several prede? ned operational sce- e e e e- - - os. Following an initial de-risking study, detail design has now begun. . T Th h hiis s ? ? ? ? ? r rs s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s st o o o of f f f f? ? ? ? ? ? c c c c ciiiia a a allll s s sta a a ag g g ge e e e e c c c co o om m m mp p p p pr r r riiiis s s sing narios. Following an initial de-risking study, detail design has now begun. This ? rst of? cial stage comprising g g g a design study prior to system build is scheduled to run until the end of 2016. This will also involve work-sign study prior to system build is scheduled to run until the end of f 2 2 2 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 16 6 6 6 6 6. . T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Th h h hiiis s s w w w wiiiiillllllllll a a a allllls s s s so o o o in n n nv v v vo o o o ollllve e e w w w w w wo o o o or r r r r r r rk- with the end user to de? ne the requirement and place consideration o o o o o o o o o o o on n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n o ot t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t th h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h he e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e er e e e ex x xt t t te e ern n na a a allll f f f fa a a ac c c ct t tor r r rs s s s. . S St t t ta a a ag g g ge e e es ing with the end user to de? ne the requirement and place consideration on other external factors. Stages s s s s 2 and 3 will include the system manufacture and demonstrations. d 3 will include the system manufacture and demonstrations. 38 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • OCTOBER 2015

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