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1. Vehicle categories and applications
1.1 Surface vehicles (USV)
The main applications for motorized USVs (Unmanned Surface Vehicles) are surveillance (military), mapping/bathymetry (military and civilian), mine detection/neutralization and oceanography (sampling of water physico-chemical parameters). In most cases, surface vehicles are simply remotely operated. The main obstacle to their full automation is detection and avoidance of other vessels, as well as a clear legal framework for their autonomous navigation. In all cases,...
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Events
Exhibition/conference: SeaTech Week – This event is held every two years (even-numbered years), in autumn, in Brest (France). It brings together several scientific and technological seminars and workshops, as well as a major exhibition of equipment dedicated to the marine and subsea industry.
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Acoustic positioning and communication
ACSA (GIB-Lite positioning buoys), France :
http://www.acsa-alcen.com/positioning-acoustics/gib-lite
iXBlue (positioning), France :
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