Autonomous Marine Collision Avoidance With Sensor Fusion of AIS and Radar

Autor: Hem, Audun G., Brekke, Edmund F., Kufoalor, Giorgio D.K.M., Kingman, Ivan H.
Zdroj: IFAC-PapersOnLine; January 2024, Vol. 58 Issue: 20 p41-46, 6p
Abstrakt: We present the results of a series of autonomy experiments conducted to evaluate novel target tracking methods that use both exteroceptive sensors and messages from the Automatic identification system (AIS). The experiments used a 6-meter-long autonomous surface vehicle equipped with a radar and an AIS antenna, in combination with two target vessels. The tracker output informed a collision avoidance method about the surrounding targets, which allowed it to operate in the intended safe and regulations-abiding manner. The results show that the tracker provided target estimates of high enough quality to be used directly in the collision avoidance method without post-processing, and that the vehicle was able to navigate safely through the scenarios. The data collected during the experiments is made available 1.
Databáze: Supplemental Index