Smart Navigation on the Water – Presented in 100 Seconds

As part of the 2nd specialist conference “New Technologies and Test Fields for Waterways and Ports” hosted by the Federal Ministry for Transport (June 11–12 in Berlin), Argonics had the opportunity to present the SEEHUND project in a compact 100-second pitch, delivered by Alexander Lutz.

SEEHUND stands for “Sichere Erfassung und Erkennung von Hindernissen sowie Umfahrung durch automatisierte Navigation des Grades Drei" ("Safe Detection and Recognition of Obstacles and Circumvention via Automated Grade-Three Navigation”). The project aims to develop a driving assistance system for precise maneuvers during lock and bridge passages.

Using state-of-the-art technologies – including LiDAR sensors for three-dimensional environment detection and intelligent trajectory following control – a system is being developed that will guide vessels even more safely and efficiently through complex hydraulic structures in the future.

We sincerely thank everyone for the successful event and the constructive exchange. Special thanks go to our project partners Argonav GmbH and ISYS, as well as our associated partners Reederei Schwaben, WSA Neckar, BAW • Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute, and HGK Shipping GmbH.

Together, we are driving forward the automation of inland navigation! 🚢