Unmanned and Autonomous Surface Vehicles: Localization, Control, and Navigation
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 March 2025 | Viewed by 956
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are seeing rapid advances in vehicle control and autonomous surface systems. Artificial-intelligence-powered systems are gaining mainstream acceptance due to the unique capabilities that they offer. Surface vehicles can be utilized in a wide range of contexts, including, but not limited to, transportation, industry, and warehouses. The unmanned or autonomous operation of such systems can offer tremendous functional benefits, such as higher safety and efficiency expectations in the deployment of connected and autonomous vehicles and improved traffic flow.
This Special Issue will cover topics including autonomous and unmanned vehicle control, safety countermeasures, safe interactions with objects and other road users, navigation, spatial awareness of surrounding environments, and key advancements in the sensors used in the control and navigation of unmanned and autonomous vehicles.
This Special Issue aims to disseminate cutting-edge research on several topics related to unmanned and autonomous surface vehicles, with a particular focus on localization, control, and navigation.
Dr. Karim Ismail
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- unmanned surface vehicles
- autonomous surface vehicles
- safe interactions
- outdoor navigation
- localization
- control
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