Our remote-controlled-sailing project nominated for an award
Our project ''remote controlled sailing'' is nominated for an award by the Marine Propulsion Award 2019. The project is nominated for the Autonomous & Remote Operations Award and the winners will be announced in the beginning of May. Read more about the awards: https://www.sulphurcap2020.com/awards.htm
Alphatron, Kotug, Rotortug, Veth Propulsion, OnBoard and M2MBlue bundled their strengths to create a remote-controlled guidance system for tugs. This system enables a tug to sail unmanned, with the captain controlling and steering the tug from shore, even across great distance.
Each partner contributed something vital to this project’s success:
- Rotortug; Owner of the tug used in this project, the RT Borkum.
- Kotug; Overall project manager.
- Alphatron; Installed the camera visualization and system integration in the consoles.
- Veth; Integrated the steering and engine control system to switch from local console to remote control and vice versa.
- OnBoard; Installed the conversion of the steering and engine control signal to internet protocol and vice versa.
- M2MBlue; Responsible for the entire IT system. Integrated a stable data connection with a VPN tunnel: an optimized data connection with LAN and 4G bundles combined. The data stream is determined by the number of cameras and the volume of nautical information (e.g. Radar, Ecdis ) that is being displayed.