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Eightknot's Autonomous Navigation Technology Used in Demonstration Test for 'Demonstration Project Utilizing Autonomous Marine Unmanned Vehicles and Unmanned Submersibles'

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Eightknot's autonomous navigation technology has been adopted for a demonstration test of unmanned inspection of offshore wind power generation facilities.

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Q: What is the main purpose of the 'Demonstration Project Utilizing Autonomous Marine Unmanned Vehicles and Unmanned Submersibles'?
A: The main purpose is to promote the domestic production and utilization of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for underwater exploration. It also aims to develop a data-driven (DX) maintenance model for offshore wind power and create a roadmap for the social implementation of AUVs and similar unmanned systems.
Q: What role did Eightknot's autonomous navigation technology play in the demonstration test?
A: Eightknot's autonomous navigation platform, 'Eightknot AI CAPTAIN', was implemented on their small vessel 'Eight Knot I'. This vessel acted as an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) and successfully navigated autonomously to a designated observation target, simulating a floating offshore wind power facility, while avoiding obstacles and other vessels.
Q: What kind of facilities were being inspected or observed in this demonstration?
A: The demonstration involved observing and collecting data from a simulated floating offshore wind power generation facility.
Q: What are the key features of the 'Eightknot AI CAPTAIN' platform?
A: 'Eightknot AI CAPTAIN' is an autonomous navigation platform where AI detects and automatically avoids obstacles and other vessels. It handles route planning to the destination and performs automatic navigation, including safe docking and undocking. It can also be retrofitted to existing vessels.
Q: Who were the main partners involved in this demonstration project?
A: The project was a collaboration between Eightknot Inc., FullDepth Inc., Toyo Engineering Corporation, NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING CO., LTD., and OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd.