Remote Operation SW for USV: Part II. Simulation Development

Jinyeong Heo,Kun Chul Hwang,Yongjin Kwon

doi:10.4236/wjet.2018.64054

Abstract

For contingencies occurring in a complex marine environment, Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) has to recognize the situation and decide behaviors, and plan the following actions through the Integrated Mission Planning Process. Therefore, researches are actively being carried out about it. However, since it is difficult to test the actual USV with the mission planning process, it is necessary to develop a virtual experimental environment based on Modeling & Simulation (M&S). In this study, we developed an integrated simulation environment capable of simulating and analyzing the overall mission of USV. In Part I, we modelled the USV Integrated Mission Planning Process and in Part II, we developed an experimental framework and interface for loading them. In addition, we verified the suitability of this model through scenarios and defined the Mission of Effectiveness (MOE) concept for USV mission analysis.

Highlights

According to the development of science and technology and changes in the concept of war performance, the value of strategic use of unmanned systems has been increasing because the idea of life emphasis has increased
We developed remote operation S/W for Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), which can analyze missions and modeled Integrated MPS by dividing Remote Operation S/W for USV into Part I and Part II
This software enables USV mission based on Integrated Mission Planning Process in a virtual marine environment, and allows users to set various mission and accident conditions

Summary

Introduction

According to the development of science and technology and changes in the concept of war performance, the value of strategic use of unmanned systems has been increasing because the idea of life emphasis has increased. In order for the USV to be operated autonomously, an artificial intelligence system methodology that recognizes, judges, and plans the situation like a human being is needed. This means a complex process that can make decisions by self-determination of the state of operation and surrounding conditions of various sensors and armed devices [4] [5]. In this study, we defined an Experimental Framework (EF) for analyzing the task of USV using the M&S technique and designed the interface.

Design of Experimental Frame for USV Mission

Experimental Frame Structure

Design of Interface

Define Mission of Effectiveness for USV

Conclusion