Automation of the process of visual surveillance on the ship and the creation of augmented reality for the navigator
The actual problems of visual observation of the surrounding navigational situation on the vessel are considered, and also the ways of their decision directed to automation of this process are briefly described. Methods of information fusion from multiple sensors such as LIDAR or RADAR can provide sufficient range, speed and angle measurement purposes, while cheaper and smaller cameras can provide better spatial detection for the classification of a object (target). Thermal or infrared cameras can be used for night time.