Autonomous Vessels

Find Autonomous Vessel manufacturers and suppliers of autonomous boats and marine vehicles including ASV (AutonomousSurface Vessels) and AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles).
Overview Autonomous Vessels
By Technology Editor Last updated: October 20th, 2023

Maritime Autonomous Systems

Autonomous vessels, including autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), are capable of operating without direct input from humans, monitoring their own statuses and making decisions based on changes in their environment.

Autonomous Boat Applications

APACHE6 Autonomous USV for multibeam echosounders

APACHE6 Autonomous USV by CHC Navigation

Autonomous USVs, also known as ASVs (autonomous surface vessels), are being developed for a variety of applications, including cargo shipping, environmental research and border patrolling. In order to operate successfully and safely, maritime autonomous surface ships must be equipped with robust navigation and collision avoidance technologies.

Autonomous vessels are equipped with a range of sensors that allow them to gather information on their surroundings, including visible and thermal cameras, radar, and LiDAR. The data is processed by sensor fusion algorithms, and decisions are made based not only on these outputs but also on other sources of information such as weather reports and AIS (automatic identification system). Decision algorithms, which may be powered by artificial intelligence (AI), may also need to comply with maritime regulations such as COLREGS.

Underwater Autonomous Systems

Gavia-Modular-Autonomous-Underwater-Vehicle-by-Teledyne-Marine

Gavia Modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle by Teledyne Marine

AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) may spend extended durations underwater, and autonomy is particularly important for these vehicles as control signals from satellites, cellular communications or RF cannot penetrate far into water.

This also means that AUVs must rely on navigation methods other than GPS/GNSS, as constantly surfacing to get a satellite fix would be highly inefficient. GNSS data is supplemented by other technologies such as marine inertial navigation systems (INS) and Doppler Velocity Logs (DVL).

AUVs are used for a wide range of civilian, commercial and military applications, These include seafloor mapping, oil and gas construction, oceanography, marine research, military ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) and mine countermeasures (MCM).

Products (6)

DriX O-16 USV

Transoceanic range USV with unique combination of speed, endurance and payload capabilities

Transoceanic range USV with unique combination of speed, endurance and payload capabilities
...crewed Surface Vessel (USV), the DriX O-16....
DriX H-8/H-9 USV

Long-endurance multi-mission autonomous USV

Long-endurance multi-mission autonomous USV
... survey launch vessels...
TSUNAMIâ„¢ USVs

Rapidly deployable autonomous surface vessels for naval operations

Rapidly deployable autonomous surface vessels for naval operations
...Iâ„¢ series of autonomous USVs (uncrewed surface vessels) is designed to address the needs of the...
Mariner X USV

Long-endurance & high-capacity USV with customizable back deck

Long-endurance & high-capacity USV with customizable back deck
The Mariner X is a large USV with a customizable back deck that can carry over a ton of payload. Fea...
Mariner USV

Mid-sized USV for autonomous and remote-controlled operations

Mid-sized USV for autonomous and remote-controlled operations
...apable of both autonomous and remote-controlled operations. The vessel can be deployed and recovered...
ULAQ USV

Autonomous multi-mission USV for civilian & military applications

Autonomous multi-mission USV for civilian & military applications
......be controlled from portable, mobile, or fixed control stations onshore or on board other vessels....

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Platinum Partners
Exail

Inertial Navigation & Positioning Technology for Unmanned, Autonomous Systems

Teledyne Marine

Autonomous and Unmanned Marine Vehicles: USV, AUV, Marine ROV; Profiling Floats & Towed Systems

Gold Partners
Maritime Robotics

Cutting-Edge Autonomous Navigation Systems & USV Technologies

Textron Systems

World-Leading Multi-Mission Uncrewed Systems For Air, Land & Sea

Meteksan Defense

UAV Components: SAR, Radar Altimeter, Data Links, Telemetry, GNSS Products & C-UAS | Tactical USVs

OceanAlpha

Autonomous Boats & Unmanned Surface Vessels for Marine Monitoring, Hydrographic Survey & Rescue

Silver Partners
ecoSUB Robotics

Compact & Lightweight AUVs for Scientific, Commercial & Defense Applications

Boxfish Robotics

Underwater Robotic Vehicles (ROV & AUV) for Inspections, Observation and Videography

CHC Navigation

GNSS Positioning & Navigation Systems, Mobile Mapping UAV LiDAR & Unmanned Surface Vehicles

RTSYS

AUVs and Underwater Acoustics for Anti Submarine Warfare and Mine Counter-Measures (MCM)

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