CAMPANA E. F.

Maritime sector is facing a fast increasing in combining innovative aspects with marine operations especially for what regards cooperative operations and environmental monitoring and protection. In this scenario CNR-INM developed a large size innovative Unmanned Marine Vehicle (UMV) named U-SWATH (Unmanned Small-waterplane-area twin hull). The...

This paper describes U-SWATH an innovative Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), based on a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hulls (SWATH) design, developed by CNR INSEAN and ISSIA for institutional research purposes. The vehicles is composed of a wide flat deck covered with solar panels which connects two torpedo hulls. The hulls are composed of modular...