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Leidos Demonstrates Prototype of Maritime Autonomy System

Thursday, November 20th, 2014

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Leidos Demonstrates Prototype of Maritime Autonomy System

Simulation of the Leidos Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) also known as Sea Hunter. Image: Leidos.

Leidos [LDOS] concluded 42 days of at-sea demonstrations of a prototype maritime autonomy system designed to control the maneuvering and mission function of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV), the company said on Wednesday. The company used a 32-foot work boat as a surrogate vessel and installed autonomy sensors and software to mimic a configuration for an eventual full-size ACTUV prototype. Leidos tested the ACTUV autonomy system for its ability to comply…

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