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Reference Number	InnUK/102303/01
Title	Unmanned Safe Maritime Operations Over The Horizon (USMOOTH)
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 10%; Renewable Energy Sources(Ocean Energy) 5%; Not Energy Related 70%; Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas) 15%;
Research Types	Applied Research and Development 100%
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Applied Mathematics) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 25%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given Autonomous Surface Vehicles Limited
Award Type	Collaborative Research & Development
Funding Source	Innovate-UK
Start Date	01 July 2015
End Date	30 June 2017
Duration	24 months
Total Grant Value	£819,037
Industrial Sectors
Region	South East
Programme	Competition Call: 1410_CRD2_TRANS_MAS - Maritime Autonomous Systems. Activity Maritime autonomous systems
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , Autonomous Surface Vehicles Limited (62.229%)
	Other Investigator	Project Contact , Cranfield University (19.459%) Project Contact , D-RISQ Limited (18.312%)
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Objectives
Abstract	The USMOOTH project addresses regulatory and safety issues appertaining to unmanned Over The Horizon (OTH) operations of Unmanned Surface Vessels and will develop robust vessel behaviours, reliable communications, situational awareness and a robust safety case. ASV has teamed with; D-RisQ, to introduce from the aerospace domain accredited software development techniques; Cranfield University, to further develop collision avoidance algorithms; safety specialist Frazer Nash Consultancy and the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) to provide safety and regulatory expertise. Success in this project will accelerate UK industrial penetration into offshore energy, scientific and defence markets for tasks such as subsea positioning environmental monitoring and maritime security. The approach is to address USV technologies alongside their human operators introducing a holistic solution to robustly address the safety constraints blocking current USV deployment.The USMOOTH project addresses regulatory and safety issues appertaining to unmanned Over The Horizon (OTH) operations of Unmanned Surface Vessels and will develop robust vessel behaviours, reliable communications, situational awareness and a robust safety case. ASV has teamed with; D-RisQ, to introduce from the aerospace domain accredited software development techniques; Cranfield University, to further develop collision avoidance algorithms; safety specialist Frazer Nash Consultancy and the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) to provide safety and regulatory expertise. Success in this project will accelerate UK industrial penetration into offshore energy, scientific and defence markets for tasks such as subsea positioning environmental monitoring and maritime security. The approach is to address USV technologies alongside their human operators introducing a holistic solution to robustly address the safety constraints blocking current USV deployment.The USMOOTH project addresses regulatory and safety issues appertaining to unmanned Over The Horizon (OTH) operations of Unmanned Surface Vessels and will develop robust vessel behaviours, reliable communications, situational awareness and a robust safety case. ASV has teamed with; D-RisQ, to introduce from the aerospace domain accredited software development techniques; Cranfield University, to further develop collision avoidance algorithms; safety specialist Frazer Nash Consultancy and the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) to provide safety and regulatory expertise. Success in this project will accelerate UK industrial penetration into offshore energy, scientific and defence markets for tasks such as subsea positioning environmental monitoring and maritime security. The approach is to address USV technologies alongside their human operators introducing a holistic solution to robustly address the safety constraints blocking current USV deployment.
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Added to Database	13/02/18