1. Introduction
2. Making the Case for Unmanned and Autonomous Ships
3. Autonomy, Automation, and Reasoning
4. MASS Design and Engineering
5. Remote Control Centers
6. Navigation
7. Communications
8. Security
9. Training
10. Regulatory Issues
11. Legal Issues
12. Future Directions of MASS
Biography
Dr. R. Glenn Wright has forty years’ experience in industry leading research in sensor-based systems for surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles. He is a Master Mariner and operates a research vessel testbed investigating the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence for the operation and navigation of vessels and autonomous vehicles and related meteorological, oceanographic and electromagnetic phenomena.
"The book covers the main topics and provides a very good overview for professionals, mariners, researchers, regulatory authorities and anyone working in the field."
-- Marko Höyhtyä, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
