Rolls-Royce has a vision of remote and autonomous shipping

The Rolls-Royce led Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) published a whitepape to demonstrate the project’s vision of how remote and autonomous shipping could become a reality.

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According to the AAWA Initiative, remote and autonomous shipping will become a reality. Source: Rolls-Royce

Oskar Levander, Rolls-Royce Vice President of Innovation – Marine, said at the Autonomous Ship Technology Symposium 2016 in Amsterdam: “This is happening. It’s not if, it’s when. The technologies needed to make remote and autonomous ships a reality exist. The AAWA project is testing sensor arrays in a range of operating and climatic conditions in Finland and has created a simulated autonomous ship control system which allows the behaviour of the complete communication system to be explored. We will see a remote controlled ship in commercial use by the end of the decade.”

The AAWA whitepaper explores the research carried out to date on the business case for autonomous applications, the safety and security implications of designing and operating remotely operated ships, the legal and regulatory dimensions and the existence and readiness of a supplier network to deliver commercially applicable products in the short to medium term.

The whitepaper draws on a wide range of expertise from academic researchers from some of Finland’s leading universities: Tampere University of Technology; VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd; Åbo Akademi University; Aalto University; and the University of Turku. Industry input has been provided by leading members of the maritime cluster including Rolls-Royce, Brighthouse NAPA, Deltamarin, DNV GL and Inmarsat.

The project also has the support of shipowners and operators, as the AAWA reports. The tests of sensor arrays are being carried out aboard Finferries 65 metre double ended ferry, the Stella, which operates between Korpo and Houtskär. ESL Shipping Ltd is helping explore the implications of remote and autonomous ships for the short sea cargo sector.

The whitepaper can be downloaded here

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