With the rapid development of robotics and communication technologies, maritime unmanned systems (MUSs) have emerged as a critical research domain due to their unprecedented capabilities in oceanographic data collection, environmental monitoring, and marine ecosystem studies. Specifically, MUSs refer to interoperable robotic systems operating synergistically in aerial, surface and underwater environments. At present, MUSs exhibit the characteristics of diversified sensing resources, decentralized architectures, and systematic coordination, making the detection-communication-control crucial for efficient operations and multi-mission adaptability. However, the traditional research predominantly adopts separate design approaches for detection, communication and control in MUSs. The separate design creates dual constraints: the detection-communication interactions lack effective feedback mechanisms while the control commands become vulnerable to information incompleteness. To address the above issue, it is urgent to co-design the detection, communication and control for MUSs. This research direction has profound strategic significance and long-term value for the future development and application of marine technology.

This book is devoted to present the cutting-edge results on the integrated design of detection, communication, and control for MUSs. It first elaborates on the basic concepts of detection, communication and control in maritime environment. After that, it presents several integrated design solutions for the detection, communication, and control in MUSs, including detection-communication integration, detection-control integration, communication-control integration, and detection-communication-control integration. Finally, this book concludes with practical applications of these integrated design methodologies in modern port monitoring systems, demonstrating their effectiveness in real-world maritime scenarios.

The book provides actionable insights of developing next-generation MUSs for the researchers, engineers, and practitioners in maritime robotics, autonomous systems, and networked control. A background in control theory, signal processing, or wireless communication is recommended to fully grasp the advanced techniques. Whether you're advancing academic research or optimizing industrial systems, this book equips you with cutting-edge tools to push the boundaries of maritime autonomy.

Integrates detection, communication & control for next gen maritime unmanned systems Provides cutting edge case studies on sensor fusion, underwater networking & adaptive control Bridges theory and practice in MUSs with co-designed sensing, networking, and control strategies

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Jing Yan is a Professor with Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China. His research interests cover in underwater intelligent system, swarm control of underwater vehicles, and intelligent sensing of underwater vehicles. Dr. Yan has led cutting-edge research with 100+ top-tier publications and supervised 70+ graduate students. Honored with China's NSF Excellent Youth Award and Hebei Province's Distinguished Youth Award, he was named a Maritime Power Young Scientist of China. Currently, he serves as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, IEEE Systems Journal, Ocean Engineering, IET Control Theory & Applications, and Wireless Networks. He has guided students to multiple best paper awards. Meanwhile, Dr. Yan directs key national research projects, and maintain teaching excellence in Automation for both undergraduate and graduate programs, while driving innovations in the intelligent detection, communication and control for underwater transportation systems. Xinping Guan is currently a Chair Professor with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. He is the leader of the prestigious innovative research team of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). His current research interests include industrial cyber-physical systems, wireless networking and applications in smart city and smart factory, and underwater sensor networks. He has authored and/or coauthored four research monographs, more than 270 papers in IEEE Transactions and other peer-reviewed journals, and numerous conference papers. Dr. Guan was a recipient of the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award of China in 2008, the First Prize of the Natural Science Award from the Ministry of Education of China in both 2006 and 2016, the First Prize of the Technological Invention Award of Shanghai Municipal, China, in 2017, the IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems Outstanding Paper Award in 2008, the National Outstanding Youth Honored by the NSF of China, and the Changjiang Scholar by the Ministry of Education of China. As a Principal Investigator, he has finished/been working on many national key projects.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction .- Chapter 2. Integrated Detection via Active and Passive Measurements .- Chapter 3. Integrated Design of Detection and Communication .- Chapter 4. Integrated Design of Communication and Control .- Chapter 5. Integrated Design of Detection and Control .- Chapter 6. Integrated Design of Detection, Communication and Control .- Chapter 7. Demonstration Application in Port Monitoring System .- Chapter 8. Future Directions.