Autonomous Vessel Development with Associated Communications

U radu se istražuju mogućnosti implementacije koncepta autonomnih brodova, odnosno što je sve potrebno razviti ili mijenjati za njihovu uspješnu i sigurnu upotrebu na moru. Razvoj nove vrste broda povlači sa sobom više raznih pitanja, a najvažnijim se smatraju ona vezana tehničku ispravnost i sigurnost istih kao pitanja za regulatorne agencije. Rad obuhvaća već razvijene ideje i koncepte različitih inicijativa među kojima i projekt Europske komisije MUNIN (engl./ Maritime Unmanned Navigation through Intelligence in Networks). Dosta se pažnje daje funkcioniranju samog sustava i funkcionalnih grupa autonomnih brodova, te odnos obalnog upravljačkog centra (engl. Shore Control Center) i autonomnog broda u različitim situacijama. Bitan element ovih brodova su i komunikacijska rješenja sa sigurnu plovidbu kao i pitanja vezana za neovlašteni pristup tim brodova i ugrozu sigurnosti na moru.This paper explores the possibilities of implementing the concept of the autonomous ships, regarding everything that is necessary to develop or alter for their successful and safe usage at sea. Development of these kind of ships raises a lot of questions, most important ones to considered are regarding technical and safety requirements as well as questions for regulatory agencies. Paper encompasses already developed ideas and concepts form different initiatives among which is project by European commission MUNIN. A lot attention is going to functioning of the system and the function groups of the autonomous ships, and the relationship between the Shore Control Center and the autonomous ship in different types of situations. Important element of these ships are communication solutions for safe navigation as well as questions regarding unauthorized access to those ships and threat that they pose at sea