ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF MARITIME UNMANNED PLATFORMS

Abstract

This paper outlines an AI-enabled, three-tier architecture for adaptive control of maritime unmanned platforms: training and configuration ashore, coordination afloat, and time-critical perception and control at the edge. Onboard stacks fuse radar, EO/IR, acoustic, and inertial data, sustain navigation under poor GNSS, plan trajectories within sea and energy limits, and degrade safely when confidence falls. Cooperative modes use intent messages, compact track exchange, and delay-tolerant links. Cyber resilience covers signed model updates, provenance, and anomaly detection. Scenario-based metrics assess avoidance time, drift without GNSS, energy per mile, packet delivery under jamming, and mission completion.

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