0901144515N-268 HAMPTON, Va. (Jan. 14, 2009) The Navy, in conjunction with the Spatial Integrated Systems Incorporated, holds a demonstration of a fully autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) at Fort Monroe. A harbor patrol scenario depicts how the USV uses its autonomous maritime navigation systems to patrol and scan designated areas for intruders using onboard sensors and obstacle avoidance software in order to carry out its mission and report back its findings to a command center.

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Keywords: autonomous, demonstration, surface, unmanned, vehicle