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VR Teleoperation to support a GPS-free Positioning System in a Marine Environment

Lager, Mårten LU ; Topp, Elin Anna LU orcid and Malec, Jacek LU orcid (2020) In International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation 14(4). p.789-798
Abstract
Small autonomous surface vehicles (ASV) will need both teleoperation support and redundant positioning technology to comply with expected future regulations. When at sea, they are limited by a satellite communication link with low throughput. We have designed and implemented a graphical user interface (GUI) for teleoperation using a communication link with low throughput, and one positioning system, independent of the Global Positioning System (GPS), supported by the teleoperation tool. We conducted a user study (N=16), using real-world data from a field trial, to validate our approach, and to compare two variants of the graphical user interface (GUI). The users experienced that the tool gives a good overview, and despite the connection... (More)
Small autonomous surface vehicles (ASV) will need both teleoperation support and redundant positioning technology to comply with expected future regulations. When at sea, they are limited by a satellite communication link with low throughput. We have designed and implemented a graphical user interface (GUI) for teleoperation using a communication link with low throughput, and one positioning system, independent of the Global Positioning System (GPS), supported by the teleoperation tool. We conducted a user study (N=16), using real-world data from a field trial, to validate our approach, and to compare two variants of the graphical user interface (GUI). The users experienced that the tool gives a good overview, and despite the connection with the low throughput, they managed through the GUI to significantly improve the positioning accuracy. (Less)
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Alternative Navigation System, Autonomous Surface Vessel, Graphical user interface, Global Positioning System (GPS), Global Navigation Satellite System, Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV), Terrain-Aided Navigation (TAN), VR, teleoperation
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International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
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14
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4
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10 pages
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Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime University
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2083-6473
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10.12716/1001.14.04.01
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English
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  abstract     = {{Small autonomous surface vehicles (ASV) will need both teleoperation support and redundant positioning technology to comply with expected future regulations. When at sea, they are limited by a satellite communication link with low throughput. We have designed and implemented a graphical user interface (GUI) for teleoperation using a communication link with low throughput, and one positioning system, independent of the Global Positioning System (GPS), supported by the teleoperation tool. We conducted a user study (N=16), using real-world data from a field trial, to validate our approach, and to compare two variants of the graphical user interface (GUI). The users experienced that the tool gives a good overview, and despite the connection with the low throughput, they managed through the GUI to significantly improve the positioning accuracy.}},
  author       = {{Lager, Mårten and Topp, Elin Anna and Malec, Jacek}},
  issn         = {{2083-6473}},
  keywords     = {{Alternative Navigation System; Autonomous Surface Vessel; Graphical user interface; Global Positioning System (GPS); Global Navigation Satellite System; Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV); Terrain-Aided Navigation (TAN); VR; teleoperation}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{789--798}},
  publisher    = {{Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime University}},
  series       = {{International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation}},
  title        = {{VR Teleoperation to support a GPS-free Positioning System in a Marine Environment}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.12716/1001.14.04.01}},
  doi          = {{10.12716/1001.14.04.01}},
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  year         = {{2020}},
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