Conference 19–20 September 2022

The Autonomous Inland and Short Sea Shipping Conference was established in 2019 as an annual conference. The conference promotes technical and scientific exchange among industry, academia and authorities in the fields of autonomous inland and short sea shipping as well as port logistics, smart waterborne logistics and related subjects. Contributions related to autonomous shipping, on-board assistance systems, sensor technology, recognition, regulations, test areas, smart port systems, port automation, traffic planning, traffic simulation and optimisation, system control, etc. are very welcome.

Programme

Monday, 19th September 2022

13:00Welcome and Registration
14:00Opening
Bettar el Moctar, University of Duisburg-Essen and DST
Matthias Simons, Chambers of Commerce in the Ruhr Region
Jens Neugebauer, University of Duisburg-Essen
14:10Jan Klonki
Perspective of the Inland Waterway Transport Sector
HGK Shipping GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
14:25Dhaneswara Al Amien
The Drivers, Barriers, and the Actors of the Autonomous Inland Shipping: A Systematic Review
Nord University Business School, Bodø, Norway
14:55Joao L. D. Dantas, Gerasimos Theotokatos
Assessment of the economic feasibility of autonomous ships for the short-sea shipping
Maritime Safety Research Centre, Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
15:25Coffee break
15:50Yaseen Adnan Ahmed1, Gerasimos Theotokatos1, Ilia Maslov2, Lars Andreas Lien Wennesberg3, Dag Atle Nesheim3
Methodological approach towards amending regulatory, legal and liabilities frameworks for MASS
1Maritime Safety Research Centre, Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK; 2Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, Department of Rule Development, Paris, France; 3SINTEF Ocean, Trondheim, Norway
16:20Claas Rostock
Introduction to the Open Simulation Platform, Open Source Co-Simulation and the DNV Simulation Trust Center
DNV, Group Research & Development, Hamburg, Germany
16:50DST Facilities Visit
19:00Conference Dinner
Webster-Brauhaus
Dellplatz 14, 47051 Duisburg
https://goo.gl/maps/UokYSn5yvbkdTpgJ9

Tuesday, 20th September 2022

 08:00Registration
08:30Opening
08:35Alina Colling
Ability Marine Pilot Family – ABB Marine’s development toward Autonomous Shipping
ABB AS, Marine Product Family, Automation & Control Solutions, Fornebu, Norway
09:05Johannes Marx, Robert Damerius, Björn Kolewe, Torsten Jeinsch
A-SWARM Autonomous Electric Shipping on Waterways in Metropolitan Regions
University of Rostock, Institute of Automation, Rostock, Germany
09:35Ronald Raulefs, Markus Wirsing
Build-up and Analysis of a Terrestrial VDES Test-bed for Inland Waterways
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institut für Kommunikation und Navigation, Wessling, Germany
10:05Markus Nieradzik1, Marvin Budde2, Verena Staab3, Cyril Alias2, Jens Diepenbruck4, Magnus Liebherr3, Frédéric Etienne Kracht1, Tobias Bruckmann1, Dieter Schramm1
Automating the Loading Process of Inland Tank Vessels
1University of Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Mechatronics, Duisburg, Germany; 2DST – Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems, Department of Logistics and Transportation, Duisburg, Germany; 3University of Duisburg-Essen, Department of General Psychology: Cognition, Duisburg, Germany; 4mercatronics GmbH, Bocholt, Germany
10:35Coffee break
11:00Maximilian Jarofka, Frédéric Etienne Kracht, Dieter Schramm
Drone Photogrammetry Workflow – Key Concept
University of Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Mechatronics, Duisburg, Germany
11:30Alexander Lutz
Reference Tracks for Automatic Track Control Systems
Argonics GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
12:00M. K Mohd Fadil; Waldemar Boschmann, Dirk Söffker
Localization of inland vessels in a waterway environment: Application of point cloud registration and SLAM approaches
University of Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Dynamics and Control, Duisburg, Germany
12:30Haoming Zhang, Martin Kosch, Tim Reuscher, Dirk Abel
Towards Robust Navigation Solution and Flexible Sensor Fusion in Challenging Inland Shipping Scenarios
RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Automatic Control, Aachen, Germany
13:00Lunch break
14:00Max Kaster, Jens Neugebauer, Bettar el Moctar
A Machine Learning Approach for Power Prediction of a Container Vessel to Improve Route Planning
University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of Ship Technology, Ocean Engineering and Transport Systems, Duisburg, Germany
14:30Jan Oberhagemann
The FernBin Project – Developments Towards Remote Controlled and Assisted Navigation
DST – Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems, Autonomous Navigation Department, Duisburg, Germany
15:00Igor Bačkalov
Regulatory Barriers to Introduction of Autonomous Inland Vessels in Europe
DST – Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems, Duisburg, Germany
15:30Dirk Söffker1, Abderahman Bejaoui1, Waldemar Boschmann1, Daniel Adofo Ameyaw1, Navreet Singh Thind1, Kathrin Donandt2,3
Key Issues for Realizing Safe and Reliable Future Generations of Inland Vessels
1University of Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Dynamics and Control, Duisburg, Germany; 2University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute of Ship Technology, Ocean Engineering and Transport Systems, Duisburg, Germany; 3German Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany
16:00Closing
Dirk Abel, RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Automatic Control

Download the book of abstracts here.

Registration

Participants, including presenting authors, are kindly asked to register using the conference registration website https://www.conftool.com/aiss2022. The conference program will be published shortly after authors have been informed about abstract acceptance.

The conference fee is 200 € per person and includes coffee breaks, the conference dinner on 19 September and lunch on 20 September as well as publication costs.

COVID-19

At the moment, we are looking forward to welcome all participants in person at the conference venue. However, in case new restrictions or regulations apply, we may switch to a hybrid or even fully virtual event. All participants will be informed about COVID-19 related safety measures, test requirements, etc. as
soon as these are known or foreseeable.

Venue

DST – Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transportsystems
Oststr. 77, 47057 Duisburg / Germany

Contact

Please use the conference email to preferably get in contact with the organizers: aiss@uni-due.de

In case of urgent matters, please contact us by phone: +49 203 379 1173 or +49 203 379 4596

Organizing committee

The conference is organized by University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE),  Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems e.V. (DST) and RWTH Aachen. Support is provided by the Chambers of Commerce in the Ruhr Region.

Claudia O’Donoghue (UDE, administration)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Abel (RWTH Aachen)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bettar el Moctar (UDE)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Dieter Schramm (UDE)
Dr.-Ing. Rupert Henn (DST)
Dr.-Ing. Frederic Kracht (UDE)
Dr.-Ing. Jens Neugebauer (UDE)
Dr.-Ing. Jan Oberhagemann (DST)
Tim Reuscher, M.Sc. (RWTH Aachen)

Accommodation

The conference venue is close to the city centre of Duisburg and the main station. A lot of hotels are located in the vicinity. Please select the accommodation according to your own preferences. There are no special rates arranged by the organizers.