{"id":22430,"date":"2026-05-28T15:45:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obi.gr\/?p=22430"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:45:35","slug":"summary-unmanned-surface-vessel-usv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obi.gr\/en\/summary-unmanned-surface-vessel-usv\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary: Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"490\">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.<\/p>\n<p>More information at the following link (Greek): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u03a3\u03cd\u03bd\u03bf\u03c8\u03b7_Unmanned-Surface-Vessel-USV.pdf\"><strong>Summary_Unmanned Surface Vessel-USV<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Patents here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/My_patents_SUV_20260528.xlsx\">My_patents_SUV_20260528<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u03a3\u03cd\u03bd\u03bf\u03c8\u03b7_Unmanned-Surface-Vessel-USV.pdf\">Summary_Unmanned Surface Vessel-USV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By <strong>Demetris Stafylas<\/strong>, Electrical and Computer Engineer of NTUA, Head of Search Directorate at OBI<\/p>\n<p>Photo credits: https:\/\/www.oceansciencetechnology.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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