An Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) is defined as a self-propelled marine craft that operates on the surface of the water without a human crew, navigated either through supervised systems or fully autonomous systems.
The implementation of a USV constitutes a characteristic example of interdisciplinary convergence, combining naval architecture, robotics, and advanced navigation systems based on autonomous control systems, with the gradual integration of Artificial Intelligence techniques.
More information at the following link (Greek): Summary_Unmanned Surface Vessel-USV
Related Patents here: My_patents_SUV_20260528 Summary_Unmanned Surface Vessel-USV
By Demetris Stafylas, Electrical and Computer Engineer of NTUA, Head of Search Directorate at OBI
Photo credits: https://www.oceansciencetechnology.com/
