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Situation Awareness by Design: A Human-Centered Workstation for Teleoperated Vessels Open
This paper presents an iterative, human-centered development process for Remote Operation Centers (ROCs), specifically tailored for remote control of autonomous vessels. Given the increasing adoption of maritime autonomy, traditional marit…
Dataset on passenger experience after riding an autonomous ferry Open
Autonomous vehicles are being increasingly tested for transportation applications, yet investigations of user experience remain relatively rare. This paper presents a dataset of questionnaire responses (N = 146) investigating user experien…
The Autonomous Urban Passenger Ferry milliAmpere2: Design and Testing Open
Autonomous urban passenger ferries have the potential to enhance urban mobility. However, despite advances in recent years, operating autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) in urban waterways remain challenging, not least because transporting …
Boredom, vigilance, and repetition during remote control room work for autonomous ships Open
Introduction: Remote Operating Centers (ROCs) enable human oversight of remotely operated and autonomous ships. However, the “human-in-the-loop” model of automated control oversight implies prolonged periods of inactivity punctuated by saf…
Touchpoints and systems for unmanned autonomous urban ferry operation Open
Currently, both experimental and commercial autonomous ferry services have a safety operator onboard who monitors the ferry systems, takes care of the passengers’ safety, and gives them the necessary information. Service touchpoints are al…
Lessons learned from the trial operation of an autonomous urban passenger ferry Open
Cities worldwide consider autonomous passenger ferries a sustainable way of transporting passengers across and along waterways. Since 2016, a university-led effort to develop autonomous urban passenger ferry prototypes has been underway in…
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Analysis of human errors in human-autonomy collaboration in autonomous ships operations through shore control experimental data Open
Human-autonomy collaboration plays a pivotal role in the development of Maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), as Shore control center (SCC) operators may engage in the control loop by directly operating the MASS, or, in the supervisory…
Human factor influences on supervisory control of remotely operated and autonomous vessels Open
Autonomous ships require remote supervision from a human operator to ensure safety. However, there are knowledge gaps concerning human factor influences on remote supervisory control. We investigate the influence of five factors on remote …
An Analysis of Factors Influencing Ice Management Performance in an Experimental Marine Simulator and Their Application to Decision Support System Design Open
Ice management is essential for maintaining the safety of offshore operations in Arctic regions. We present the combined results of three experiments conducted in a full-mission bridge simulator specially designed for ice management. From …
Gorillas on a boat: Inattentional blindness during supervisory control of autonomous vessels Open
When focused on a task, unexpected visual stimuli can go by unnoticed. Inattentional blindness may be problematic for supervisory controllers of autonomous vessels, because this role specifically relies on identifying unexpected stimuli in…
Collaborative Work with Highly Automated Marine Navigation Systems Open
In navigation applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can improve efficiency and decision making. It is not clear, however, how designers should account for human cooperation when integrating AI systems in navigation work. In a novel em…
NTNU Shore Control Lab: Designing shore control centres in the age of autonomous ships Open
As highly automated ships become unmanned, their operators will move into shore-based control centers. In the last years, NTNU has built an advanced and flexible research infrastructure for performing research on autonomous ships and the m…
milliAmpere: An Autonomous Ferry Prototype Open
In this paper, we summarize the experiences with the autonomous passenger ferry development prototype milliAmpere, which has been used as a test platform in several research projects at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (N…
From captain to button-presser: operators’ perspectives on navigating highly automated ferries Open
Teaming with Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way seafarers work. We show that a new kind of seafaring is emerging, characterized by cooperation with AI systems. In this format of seafaring, navigation tasks are controlled auto…
Human-centred risk assessment for a land-based control interface for an autonomous vessel Open
Autonomous ferries are providing new opportunities for urban transport mobility. With this change comes a new risk picture, which is characterised to a large extent by the safe transition from autonomous mode to manual model in critical si…
Toward an integrated project complexity narrative – A case study of academic organizations Open
The last decade has seen a growing interest in the benefits of applying project management (PM) and system engineering (SE) in an integrated way toward complex projects and programs. The concept of project complexity dimensions, with roots…
A systematic review of human-AI interaction in autonomous ship systems Open
Automation is increasing in shipping. Advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications like collision avoidance and computer vision have the potential to augment or take over the roles of ship navigators. However, implementation o…
Human-Centered Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Marine Autonomous Surface Vehicles Open
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) for Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) addresses developers’ needs for model interpretation, understandability, and trust. As ASVs approach wide-scale deployment, these needs are expanded to includ…
Academics' perception of systems engineering and applied research projects Open
There is an increased complexity in applied research projects that demand more researcher skills, especially in managing the research project and interdisciplinary work. Researchers receive little training in how to manage such projects, y…
DESIGN FOR RESILIENT HUMAN-SYSTEM INTERACTION IN AUTONOMY: THE CASE OF A SHORE CONTROL CENTRE FOR UNMANNED SHIPS Open
Artificial intelligence is transforming how we interact with vehicles. We examine the case of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), which are emerging as a safer and more effective solution for maritime transportation. Despite the focu…
EXPLORING CHALLENGES WITH DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING SHORE CONTROL CENTERS (SCC) FOR AUTONOMOUS SHIPS Open
The concept of remotely operated, unmanned, and autonomous ships is creating increasing interest in the maritime domain, promising safety, increased efficiency and sustainability. Shore control centers (SCCs) have been proposed to operate …
Investigating the Influence of Bridge Officer Experience on Ice Management Effectiveness Using a Marine Simulator Experiment Open
The research investigates the influence of human expertise on the effectiveness of ice management operations. The key contribution is an experimental method for investigating human factor issues in an operational setting. Ice management is…
Influence of bridge officer experience on ice management effectiveness Open
The research presented in this thesis investigates the influence of human expertise on the effectiveness of ice management operations. This was accomplished in an experiment using a marine simulator in which 36 participants with a range of…