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As we enter the 4th industrial revolution, just how smart does a marine autonomous system have to be?


Phil Johnston AutonNaut Limited


The technology has exploded and marine autonomous systems (MAS) have gone from strength to strength in recent years. Sub‐sea gliders, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have become well established for marine science and defence users and are now carving out niches in a range of commercial markets. A measure of success is how workaday this technology is becoming; being


accepted as simply the best tools for the job.


Such progress is underpinned of course by digital technology. IT, processing power, communications, algorithms, data… all now taken for granted, having revolutionised the world within a generation. And now, there is excited talk of a “fourth industrial revolution”, with marine autonomy perhaps in an ideal position to crest this wave. Could we be about to see the capabilities of MAS accelerate even more rapidly? Development is happening apace and high concept ideas, such as “the digital ship”, will most certainly embrace elements of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and the Internet of Things (IoT). The possibilities presented by this suite of technologies are extraordinary, but how necessary is it for them to be embraced by tomorrow’s marine autonomous systems?


Much of the technology’s recent success has been grounded in consistent and precise following of way‐points ‐ with close human


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Society of Maritime Industries Annual Review 2019


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