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    Integrated Maritime

    Autonomous Transport Systems


    “
    In 2016 the Norwegian authorities decided that Trondheimsfjorden should become a national
    test area for autonomous ships, and Kongsberg Seatex has, in addition to the vessel "Ocean
    Space Lab", the two unmanned vessels "Ocean Space Drone 1" and "2". "The decision has
    been extremely important for the technology development in Kongsberg, and it was
    also Gard Ueland, CEO of Kongsberg Seatex, who was the initiator of the Test Area.
    Being able to get out and test our sensors and systems in real life is the ultimate
    solution. You can come a long way with simulations in the laboratories, but here (in
    the Test Area) there is weather and wind, and you can see that the systems behave as
    you have intended",
    Geir Håøy, CEO, Kongsberg Group
    (From a news article in Adresseavisen, March 19 2022, translated from Norwegian)

    "Massterly's main offering to the market is ship management and crewing of


    unmanned vessels (or vessels with lean manning) from a Remote Operations Center.
    The research, testing and findings from the IMAT project have been very helpful for
    our planning of both the infrastructure requirements and for the operations. Land-
    based sensor infrastructure and information sources add an extra safety layer for
    autonomous vessels and may limit the need for on-board system duplication and
    redundancy. The collaboration with VTS centers and their decision support solutions
    is also vital to make autonomous vessels a reality.",

    Pia Meling, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Massterly

    "Trondheimsfjorden Test Area for Autonomous Ships, a corner stone in the suite of
    Fjord Labs which constitute a platform for the future Ocean Space Centre (OSC). The
    OSC will become the most modern facility for development, testing, and validation
    of advanced ocean technology for the future. The concept of Fjord Labs with full-
    scale test facilities is really what sets OSC apart. The OSC combines full-scale
    labs with state-of-the-art digital simulation and advanced model tank facilities.
    Trondheimsfjorden Test Area for Autonomous Ships is a great asset for developing
    sustainable solutions for the future.",

    Vegar Johansen,CEO, SINTEF Ocean

    "As the leading developer of maritime domain awareness and VTS solutions, the
    IMAT project has given Kongsberg Norcontrol the opportunity to apply our VTS
    domain knowledge to the development of remote operation centres, as well as to
    adapt our shore-based decision support solution for MASS operations. By providing
    a wide area traffic picture beyond what conventional ship sensors can deliver, our
    systems enable remote operation centres to perform long range proactive voyage
    planning, and to identify hotspots and areas of likely traffic congestion more
    easily.",

    Kristoffer Ytterbø, Vice President of Technology & Products, Kongsberg Norcontrol

    "Successful interaction with humans could be the challenge that makes or breaks
    unmanned, autonomous ships. It may seem contradictory, but humans will be
    an integrated part as engineers, programmers, remote operators or seafarers on
    conventional vessels. The interaction between humans and automation needs careful
    design to become intuitive, safe and efficient. Situational awareness is important,
    which has been demonstrated in the IMAT project.",

    Thomas Porathe, Professor, Interaction Design, NTNU


    Integrated Maritime
    Autonomous Transport Systems
    The IMAT project has developed and tested land-
    based sensors, communication systems and control
    systems which have been used as a support to the
    navigation and operation of autonomous vessels.
    The technological infrastructure is able to provide
    the transportation systems with increased sensor
    redundancy and will be an integrated part of the
    shorebased control centres, which shall ensure safe
    and efficient operations. A reliable infrastructure
    is crucial for a safe implementation of maritime
    autonomous transport systems. The main objective of
    the IMAT project is to define, develop, adapt and test
    the land-based sensor infrastructure.

    Trondheim, Norway

    Background
    There is an increasing interest in autonomous
    transportation systems. According to the Norwegian
    government’s national transportation plan, one goal is
    to be able to transfer more cargo onto keel, something
    which requires innovation. The MarOff, Maritim21, Hav21
    and “den Politiske Plattformen” programs all agree that
    autonomous vessels are promising means for success.
    Water transport must be able to compete with land-based
    transport with regard to price, efficiency and regularity,
    and at the same time it should have an environmental
    gain according to the UN Sustainable Goals. Autonomous
    transport systems are one of the means of transferring
    cargo from truck to ship, but it must be documented that
    an autonomous transport operation can be carried out
    effectively, safely and with enough barriers against errors.
    Ocean Space Drone 1

    Test Area Control Centre at Kongsberg Seatex that operates vessels remotely. C-Scope used for monitoring, which is
    integrated with radars, AIS, and cameras located on shore.
    The IMAT project has developed and tested land-based
    sensors, communication systems and control systems
    used as a means of support to autonomous vessels. The
    technological infrastructure will be able to provide the
    transportation systems with increased sensor redundancy,
    and as an integrated part of these systems the
    infrastructure will ensure safe and effective operations.

    Test Area Control Centre

    Test Area Control Centre (TACC): The Test Area Control


    Centre monitors and controls the installed infrastructure
    in the test area. The control centre can monitor activities
    and remotely control vessels involved in test campaigns
    by using the sensors and communication infrastructure.
    The control centre functions as a test lab for future studies
    of human interaction with autonomous operations. It
    also gives situational awareness to the operators of a test
    by presenting sensor data from the vessel and from the
    infrastructure.
    C-Scope: C-Scope is Kongsberg Norcontrol’s 7th
    generation maritime surveillance system. It conforms
    with, and is compliant with, IALA VTS Standards,
    Recommendations, and Guidelines. C-Scope has been
    installed in the Test Area Remote Operating Centre. It
    integrates the two land-based radars with the Kongsberg
    C-Scope Camera Cluster (onboard ship sensors) and the Kongsberg
    AIS base station in order to provide the complete maritime
    traffic picture for improved situational awareness.

    The key features of C-Scope are its open architecture,


    autonomous services and flexibility. C-Scope’s design is
    such that implementation of additional components will
    not change the basis of the system but will be a natural
    progression, with all information available in the same
    unambiguous manner for all users, without hazard.
    Information Portal
    Information Portal: The objective of the Information
    Portal is to support users of the Trondheimsfjorden Test
    Area with information and functionality to assist maritime
    operations and to collect results from tests performed
    in the fjord. It is connected to sensors in the fjord, to
    the TACC, and to Web Map Services (WMS), providing
    maritime information that is of importance to safe and
    secure performances of a test campaign. The essential
    elements are to give information to assist autonomous
    trails for unmanned autonomous vessels, to prepare
    navigational decisions based on available data from the
    portal, and to compare results where applicable, and where
    the data can be shared. It is also a portal to visualize the
    content of resources and technology available in the test
    area.
    Radar Pirsenteret
    Maritime Broadband Radio (MBR) Network: A closed
    communication network with MBRs allows broadband
    communication between test campaign vessels and the
    TACC, and between vessels in the area. The MBR is a safe
    and reliable communication link in maritime applications
    were high speed and high capacity is crucial.

    Radar: Two X-band radars are installed on land in the


    Trondheimsfjorden Test Area, one at Trondheim harbor
    and one at Stadsbygda, across the fjord from Trondheim.
    The radar data from Stadsbygda is transmitted to the
    Test Area Control Centre via MBR. Data from the radar
    in Stadsbygda and the radar in Trondheim harbor are
    Camera Cluster
    integrated and presented on C-Scope.

    Situational Awareness: A Kongsberg Camera Cluster (KCC)


    is installed in Trondheim harbor. Together with Kongsberg
    SeaAware and Kongsberg ProximityView, this gives
    unrivalled situational awareness enabled by the latest in
    artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in
    combination with traditional sensor fusion.

    VDES 300
    VDES: The VHF Data Exchange System is a two-way radio
    communication system that operates between ships,
    shores stations, and satellites. The system is developed as
    an international standard and is regarded as an extension
    of the Automatic Identification System (AIS). This new
    service allows up to 32 times more bandwidth compared to
    AIS. A Kongsberg VDES base station is available in the area.

    The IMAT project team.

    Ocean Space Drone 1 outside Munkholmen, Trondheimsfjorden.


    https://www.sintef.no/projectweb/imat/


    The project is coordinated by SINTEF Ocean and has
    Kongsberg Seatex, Kongsberg Norcontrol, Massterly and
    NTNU as partners. The project started in 2018 and was
    completed in 2022.

    CONTACT:

    Kay Endre Fjørtoft, SINTEF Ocean


    [email protected]

    Inger Lill Bratbergsengen, Kongsberg Seatex

    Kristoffer Ytterbø, Kongsberg Norcontrol

    Pia Melling, MASSTERLY

    Thomas Porathe, NTNU

    Funded by the MarOff program at the


    Research Council of Norway

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