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Sea Machines

Wärtsilä Bridge for Mega Yachts

Wärtsilä was contracted to supply its Nacos Platinum in-

First Autonomy tegrated bridge system for two new mega yachts; one an 85 m long vessel and the other 91 m long, being built in

Product for Marine

Greece. In addition to the systems, Wärtsilä will also pro-

Sea Machines Robotics released of the company’s ? rst vide the project management, engineering, pre-wiring of product, an Autonomous Control System for commercial the consoles and system commissioning services, thus de- marine vessels, the Sea Machines 300. The company livering a complete solution. claims that this is the world’s ? rst industrial-grade control www.wärtsilä .com

Wärtsilä Sea Machines system that is standardized for work boats. The technology is designed to provide an upgrade in vessel operations by enabling remote and autonomous control of conventional boats, courtesy of:

Kelvin Hughes Rolls Out New ECDIS • Direct Remote Command, which is remote joystick

Kelvin Hughes introduced its latest (ECDIS) designed for control of a boat with a 1-kilometer range. Giving an opera- commercial ships as well as naval and coastguard patrol tor the ? exibility of not being con? ned to a vessel during vessels. Available as a standalone ECDIS or as part of a operations; boosting productivity and safety of many tradi- truly multifunction bridge display network with multiple op- tional marine tasks.

erator positions, the new ECDIS is type approved to meet • Autonomous Command, is Sea Machines computer the latest International Hydrographic Of? ce (IHO) and Inter- control which pilots a boat in preplanned or routine long national Maritime Organization (IMO) standards. It offers duration missions with real-time self-awareness to keep an optional mil-spec processor with advanced LED display the vessel on plan, on course, away from obstacles, while hardware in a fully integrated, easy to install and retro? t, giving increased capability, predictability, ampli? ed safety, console package.

and operator peace of mind.

www.kelvinhughes.com

Sea Machines is going to market by offering the Sea Ma- chines 300 system to offshore and near shore vessel op-

Kelvin Hughes erators, boat builders and a network of retro? t partners.

The Sea Machines 300 is built on marine industrial Sie- mens components and computers. It interfaces with ves- sel instruments and systems and is ready to integrate with an array of propulsion con? gurations. The system takes data from typical navigation sensors for real-time aware- ness and perception, including DGPS, AIS, and radar. All autonomy system components are mounted in a marine

IP67-rated electrical enclosure.

The system is supplied with a user interface, called Sea

Machines TALOS, which provides computer controlled au- tonomy options, or direct joystick control. TALOS can also control multiple vessels from a single station. In autonomy mode, the user can select from programmable commands such as: planned waypoint tracking/grids, collaborative navigation with other vessels, all while incorporating multi- objective decision making. The Sea Machines 300 features embedded collision avoidance algorithms and abides by parts of IMO’s COLREGs navigation rules.

Retail price of the Sea Machines 300 system is $98,500 and it is available for order.

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