UNMANNED MARITIME VEHICLE WITH INFERENCE ENGINE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE AND RELATED METHODS
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1. An unmanned maritime vehicle comprising:
- a hull;
a propulsion system carried by said hull;
a plurality of vehicle sensors carried by said hull;
a wireless transceiver carried by said hull; and
a controller coupled to said wireless transceiver, said plurality of vehicle sensors, and said propulsion system;
said controller configured to implement an inference engine and a knowledge base to define an expert system generating a recommended water navigational action based upon a set of water navigational rules and inputs from said plurality of vehicle sensors.
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Abstract
An unmanned maritime vehicle includes a hull, a propulsion system carried by the hull, vehicle sensors carried by the hull, a wireless transceiver carried by the hull, and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver, the vehicle sensors, and the propulsion system. The controller is configured to implement an inference engine and a knowledge base to define an expert system generating a recommended water navigational action based upon a set of water navigational rules and inputs from the vehicle sensors.
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1. An unmanned maritime vehicle comprising:
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a hull; a propulsion system carried by said hull; a plurality of vehicle sensors carried by said hull; a wireless transceiver carried by said hull; and a controller coupled to said wireless transceiver, said plurality of vehicle sensors, and said propulsion system; said controller configured to implement an inference engine and a knowledge base to define an expert system generating a recommended water navigational action based upon a set of water navigational rules and inputs from said plurality of vehicle sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An unmanned maritime vehicle comprising:
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a hull; a propulsion system carried by said hull; a plurality of vehicle sensors carried by said hull; a wireless transceiver carried by said hull and configured to communicate with a command center; and a controller coupled to said wireless transceiver, said plurality of vehicle sensors, and said propulsion system; said controller configured to implement an inference engine and a knowledge base to define an expert system for matching at least one water navigational rule from a set thereof to inputs from said plurality of vehicle sensors, and generating a recommended water navigational action based upon the matching at least one water navigational rule, the set of water navigational rules comprising rules based upon International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS). - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A control unit for an unmanned maritime vehicle comprising a hull, a propulsion system carried by the hull, a plurality of vehicle sensors carried by the hull, and a wireless transceiver carried by the hull, the control unit comprising:
a processor and memory associated therewith and being configured to implement an inference engine and a knowledge base to define an expert system generating a recommended water navigational action based upon a set of water navigational rules and inputs from the plurality of vehicle sensors. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating an unmanned maritime vehicle comprising a hull, a propulsion system carried by the hull, a plurality of vehicle sensors carried by the hull, and a wireless transceiver carried by the hull, the method comprising:
implementing an inference engine and a knowledge base to define an expert system generating a recommended water navigational action based upon a set of water navigational rules and inputs from the plurality of vehicle sensors. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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