Autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance for unmanned surface vehicles
Jacoby Larson, Michael H. Bruch, John Ebken · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2006
The US Navy and other Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) organizations are increasingly interested in the use of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) for a variety of missions and applications. In order for USVs to fill these roles, they must be capable of a relatively high degree of autonomous navigation. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego is developing core technologies required for robust USV operation in a real-world environment, primarily focusing on autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, and path planning.