Flanders Hydraulics - Autonomous Ship Innovation Platform (AShip)

Nautical Research

Knowledge center: manoevring in shallow and confined water

• 2009: Bank effects (Antwerp, BE)
• 2011: Ship-to-ship interaction (Trondheim, NO)
• 2013: Lock effects (Ghent, BE)
• 2016: (Nautical) Bottom (Hamburg, GE)
• 2019: Waves, wind and current (Ostend, BE)
• 2022: Port manoeuvring (Glasgow, UK)
• 2025: Clean power and smart shipping (Bruges, BE)

Autonomous Sailing AShip

• Track controllers in towing tank
• Track controllers in simulation studies
  • Case: bend of Bath sedimentation
  • Complex traffic conditions
  • Simulation-API for integrating third party products