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of a model and successful field validation not limited to these. As they become increas- for berthing and inbound and outbound operations with ships with low margins be-
tests. This chronology demonstrates the ingly sophisticated, these robots can add ac- traffic management, can now be done low the keel (Under Keel Clearence-UKC),
need for serious strategic planning in this tuators, physical-chemical, geophysical, bio- by systems autonomous with artificial in- which is called operation with Draft Dynamic.
area, as either a technology hub is installed logical sensors, etc., performing simple tasks telligence techniques. Marine technology Seismic imaging
to quickly respond to future demands or from filming to manipulating objects at great companies that were focused on ship nav-
these will have a critical and risky path depths, as if they were the extension of the igation system solutions, today, turn to the In the same way that Hydrography
along the developments. operator’s body. As a result, they demand development of the concept of smart and and Oceanography benefit from the use
In environmental monitoring, robots are interdisciplinary teams that understand not integrated ports, where tugboats no longer of autonomous maritime systems to carry
powerful measurement platforms, concen- only all stages of development but also their need operators and are able to recognize out repetitive and monotonous activities,
trating different environmental sensors and operating environment and the requirements voice commands to push or pulling a ship which require persistence of their sensors
being able to perform, for months, mea- of the tasks to be performed. during a berthing or unberthing maneuver. in the region of operation, seismic surveys
surements in a persistent and uninterrupt- Unmanned vehicles are on the top of the Ports such as Singapore have already suc- have opted for the use of receiving points:
ed way in the region of interest, without list of the most focused marine technologies cessfully carried out tests of this innovative intelligent submerged nodes. These equip-
the need for the complex and costly lo- this decade. Both Industry and Academia concept that promises to reduce operating ment are capable of being placed on the
gistics that involves a support ship. In this have been increasing the number of re- costs and CO2 emissions and increase the sea floor, “listening” to the reflections of
area, you can count on the simple ARGO search and innovation projects in the search safety of port activity. acoustic signals generated in the subsur-
drifters, even ocean gliders, wave gliders, for solutions to various problems related to Hydrography face in a much more accurate way than a
saildrones, ROV (Remotely Operated vehi- maritime activity. In addition to the above towed sensor. Additionally, these receivers
cle), AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehi- activities, the following can be highlighted: Hydrographic surveys are important can be equipped with long-life batteries and
cle) and surface vessels (ASV), which are Maritime Transport for an economy geared towards the sea, a communication system, which allow the
increasingly common in the execution of as they enable the safe navigation of mer- data generated to be collected by autono-
bathymetry services. Major shipping companies currently in- chant ships and sport and recreational ves- mous underwater vehicles (AUV) or ROVs,
The versatility and potential of these vest large amounts in research and devel- sels. Currently, nautical chart systems, in as required. In addition, these platforms can
unmanned, remotely operated, or autono- opment of Maritime Autonomous Surface digital format, can already be fed with up- receive the coupling of several non-seismic
mous vehicles, together with the advance- Ships (MASS). Ships capable of carrying dated soundings of a given region subject sensors, such as magnetic, electromagnetic,
ment in the domain of their technologies, out, not only small ferry routes, but large to frequent silting, and practically in real gravimetric, accelerometers, etc., which can
have created borders that have just been sailings carrying the same loads as a tra- time. Autonomous surface vehicles (USV) enhance the imaging process. This type of
inconceivable for their use. There are ve- ditional container carrier. In addition to are increasingly playing an important role arrangement significantly reduces the need
hicles in the international market or under sea freight, the offshore oil and gas indus- in updating the generation of bathymetric to use surface ships, resulting in lower CO2
development to meet demands such as try is starting a movement called boatless data from port access channels in estuary emissions, lower operating costs, and great-
high-resolution mapping of the seabed, that studies the reduction of the number regions, such as Paranaguá-PR, Itaqui-MA, er navigation safety.
underwater inspection, surface vessels for of vessels supporting platforms with the and the Amazon Basin. Using modern, Subsea Operations for the Oil and
civil or military use, large mining machines, optimized use of autonomous vehicles for compact multibeam sonar with integrated Gas Industry
among other commercially strategic appli- regular transport between units and land. motion reference sensors, these platforms
cations that will only be known by the mar- Port Activities are able to carry out a survey much fast- The Blue Economy also has important
ket from here to four or five years. er and simpler than a hydrographic vessel ramifications in subsea technologies, espe-
Developments in this area require spe- Complex tasks performed in the entry was able to do 15 years ago. This type of cially those that have enabled the explora-
cialized knowledge in several domains of and exit operation of large merchant ships innovative technology has brought greater tion and production of Oil and Gas at great
exact sciences, such as inertial navigation that until then were only performed by hu- safety to navigation, reduced freight costs depths. The use of ROV in offshore activ-
systems, process control and robotics, but is mans, such as the operation of tugboats in cargo transport and the optimization of ities to carry out underwater inspection

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