IIT-Madras develops digital Sea Navigation platform for global Shipping industry

Chennai, Nov 12 (UNI) Researchers at the IIT-Madras have developed 'SEANAV' (Sea Navigation), a real-time digital twin platform for global shiping industry that enables testing, validation, and training of autonomous maritime navigation systems in realistic virtual environments. The research team has already demonstrated autonomous path-following and AI-driven collision avoidance under realistic sensing and wave conditions. 'SEANAV' Advanced simulator combines AI, Virtual Reality and multi-sensor fusion to accelerate the development of autonomous ships and train maritime professionals in realistic ocean conditions Developed by the Department of Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras, SEANAV addresses a major challenge facing the global shipping industry,…