Optimal Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Inland Shipping KU Leuven
Autonomous vessels for inland waterways will provide a solution to multitude of socio-economic problems. While the inland shipping sector suffers from an outflow of shippers and a lack of investment in new vessels resulting in the use of old-fashioned barge designs, a sustainable solution needs to be found for the ever increasing logistical transport sector e.g. Europe expects a 50% growth of cargo in EU ports by 2030. This outflow of labour ...