Research output per year
Research output per year
Project Details
Goal of the project
Maritime unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have become an increasingly valuable tool for military operations, especially in the naval domain. However, one of the key challenges of using maritime UAS is the safe manual landing and taking-off from moving vessels, coping with the six-degree movements of the vessel through diverse weather and sea conditions. To overcome this challenge, the SAILS concept aims to develop an advanced multi sensor system, enabling the autonomous operation of maritime UAS. SAILS will focus on selecting the best technology and implementing algorithms to automate the final approach and a safe landing of the UAV on a moving vessel.
Funding acknowledgement
This project is funded by the DEFRA Programme of the Belgian Defence under reference 23DEFRA010
| Short title | Autonomous Maritime UAS Landing Solution |
|---|---|
| Acronym | SAILS |
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 1/12/24 → 31/12/27 |
Collaborative partners
- Royal Military Academy
- Agilica
- Sabena Aerospace Engineering (lead)
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Deep Long-Term Ship Motion Prediction with Anomaly Detection for Autonomous Maritime UAV Landing
Nguyen, T.-T., Vochten, M., Chaudhary, H. & De cubber, G., 2026, 9TH IFTOMM INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS Proceeding. p. 259-268Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Predictive and Inertia-Aware Motion Planning for USV Navigation in Cluttered Harbors
Nguyen, T.-T., Vochten, M., De cubber, G., Janssens, B. & Bruyninckx, H., 2026, International Federation of Automatic Control IFAC World Congress 2026.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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SAILS User Requirements and System Architecture Description
Nguyen, T.-T., 27 Oct 2025, 20 p.Research output: Book/Report › Project deliverable
Activities
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SAIL User requirements - feedback from MDK
Nguyên, T. (Consultant)
23 May 2025Activity: Expertise / Valorisation › Expertise
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SAILS Follow-up User requirements
Nguyên, T. (Consultant)
12 Jun 2025Activity: Expertise / Valorisation › Expertise
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SAILS Kick-off meeting
Nguyên, T. (Consultant)
20 Jan 2025Activity: Expertise / Valorisation › Expertise
Datasets
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Ship Motion Prediction
Nguyen, T.-T. (Creator), Springer Nature, 14 Jul 2026
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-29469-2_27
Dataset