Navigation system for vessels with integrated sensor fusion and situational awareness module

Abstract

The invention describes an autonomous navigation system for a vessel (100), equipped with sensors such as cameras (106), LIDAR (105), GPS (102), IMU (103) and AIS (104). The collected data is passed through algorithms for object detection from the camera (401) and LIDAR (402), fusion of heterogeneous sensor data (403), and detection filtration (404). The system enables the creation of a dynamic map of the environment (501) and localization of the vessel (502) in real time, ensuring efficient control of the thruster (407) via a thrust control algorithm (407) and trajectory planning (406). The algorithms use a specialized edge computer (108) and a typical embedded computer (107), and key functions include obstacle recognition, precise localization and navigation optimization.