Artificial Captain Product Family
MindChip provides modular control and autonomy solutions for unmanned and remotely operated vessels. The product family enables customers to start with reliable remote operation and upgrade seamlessly to full autonomous capability as operational needs grow. By integrating radar, AIS, and camera data, it detects and tracks objects with precision, ensuring safe navigation.
With effortless remote control and plug-and-play autonomy, Artificial Captain transforms any vessel into a smart, self-sufficient powerhouse.
Robust Situational Awareness
Mindchip’s state-of-the-art Artificial Captain leverages advanced algorithms to ensure safe navigation, detecting and avoiding obstacles in real time with precision and reliability.
Autonomous Working Cycle
Operating fully autonomously along a predefined missions, Artificial Captain continuously collects and monitors data, ensuring optimal performance with minimal human intervention. A user-friendly, web-based interface enables effortless remote monitoring and control.
Mission Management
Plan, schedule, and manage missions with an intuitive interface. Customize routes, set precise timings, and scale to meet varying operational needs.
Customers typically deploy MindChip Remote for inspection, monitoring, and teleoperated missions, and upgrade to the Full Autonomy solution for scalable operations, reduced operator workload, and higher levels of automation and safety.
| Feature | Remote Pilot | Full Autonomy |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomy Level | ||
| IMO Degree Level | 3 | 4 |
| Communication Dependency | Continuous operator communication required | Can operate safely with limited or lost communication |
| Navigation & Motion Control | ||
| Triple IMU for high-reliability attitude and heading estimation | Included | Included |
| Compass | Included | Included |
| GNSS based navigation GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou | Waypoint navigation and mission execution | Adaptive waypoint navigation and mission execution |
| Mission management Create, edit, save, and execute missions | Included | Included |
| Anti-jam GNSS system | Optional | Optional |
| Situational Awareness and Perception | ||
| 360° camera view Day & night | Included | Included |
| Situational Awareness | Human Operator responsibility via 360° view cameras | Automatic (sensor fusion and presentation on user interface) |
| AIS, Class B | x | Included |
| X-band marine radar | x | Included |
| Camera-based object detection | x | Included |
| Obstacle Detection | Human Operator responsibility | Automatic, based on sensor fusion |
| Advanced situational awareness sensors | x | Optional |
| Decision-Making & Safety | ||
| Decision making | Human Operator responsibility | Automatic |
| Collision Avoidance COLREG rules 13 – 17 | Human Operator responsibility | Automatic |
| Fail-Safe & Emergency Behaviour | Operator-defined procedures, auto stop on communication loss | Autonomy safe-state and return-to-home behaviour |
| Operator Control & User Interface | ||
| Operator web-based user interface | Included | Included |
| Operator rugged tablet-based user interface | Included | Included |
| Real-time vessel telemetry | Included | Included |
| Remote payload control | Included | Included |
| Communication & Connectivity | ||
| Local radio control (2.4GHz, up to 500 m line of sight) | Included | Included |
| 4G communication link with dual SIM support | Included | Included |
| Starlink satellite-based communication | Optional | Optional |
| VHF radio, mirrored to Operator | Optional | Optional |
Highlights
Situational Awareness
Baseline level of situational awareness is achieved through the sensor fusion of radar, machine vision, mmWave radar, and AIS data. It enables reliable detection of surrounding vessels and obstacles under standard operational conditions.
Additional sensors can be integrated to further enhance detection, classification, and tracking capabilities, particularly in complex or low-visibility environments.
Advanced Machine Vision
Machine Vision is a core capability of Full Autonomy, enabling it to accurately perceive, interpret, and respond to its surrounding environment. Visual data captured by onboard cameras and sensors is processed using state-of-the-art deep learning algorithms, allowing the system to reliably detect and classify objects such as other vessels, maritime markers, rocks, and floating equipment.
By transforming raw visual input into real-time situational awareness, Machine Vision empowers autonomous ships to navigate safely, make informed decisions, and operate confidently in complex and dynamic maritime environments.
Obstacle Avoidance
Based on situational awareness data, the Full Autonomy solution enables the vessel to autonomously detect obstacles and execute collision avoidance manoeuvres in accordance with following COLREG rules:
- Rule 13 – Overtaking
- Rule 14 – Head-on situation
- Rule 15 – Crossing situation
- Rule 16 – Action by the give-way vessel
- Rule 17 – Action by the stand-on vessel
Over-the-Horizon control
The MindChip web-based user interface provides real-time situational awareness through fused data from digital charts, AIS, radar, and EO/IR sensors, combined with live telemetry, comprehensive vessel diagnostics, and continuous fault monitoring. Designed for operational flexibility, it supports multi-screen configurations and immersive 360° live camera streaming.
The platform enables advanced mission management, including patrol operations, precise waypoint navigation, and rapid mission tasking. Operators can seamlessly control payloads and auxiliary onboard systems from a single, unified interface.
Portable control
In addition, the operator can control the robotic vessel using a tablet-based application, which enables remote vessel control via an on-screen joystick, while simultaneously maintaining real-time situational awareness through live camera streams of the vessel’s surroundings. Application is available for both iOS and Android operating systems.
Autonomous docking
Powered by advanced LiDAR-based near-field situational awareness, precise and reliable autonomous docking is optional feature of Full Autonomy – even in the tightest harbor conditions. The system continuously perceives surrounding structures, vessels, and obstacles in real time, allowing smooth, controlled maneuvers without human intervention.
Designed for safety and accuracy, autonomous docking reduces operator workload, minimizes risk, and ensures consistent performance in complex docking environments
Products
MindChip Remote Pilot
Enables remote vessel operation with autopilot, mission management, live video, telemetry, and redundant communications. The vessel follows waypoints autonomously, but situational awareness, obstacle avoidance, and collision avoidance remain the responsibility of the remote operator.
MindChip Full Autonomy
Provides onboard perception, sensor fusion, autonomous decision-making, collision avoidance, and safe operation during degraded or lost communications. The vessel can independently assess the environment, plan trajectories, and execute manoeuvres according to COLREG rules.
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