Autonomous Ship-to-Shore Container Delivery System

The ability for a container ship to autonomously deliver its cargo ashore when deep-water ports are unavailable will act as a force multiplier in future military engagements, freeing scarce rotorcraft and amphibious assets to perform other battlefield tasks. MillenWorks has developed two conceptual systems to accomplish this. The first concept is optimized to provide high ship-to-shore delivery speed while requiring minimal manpower to deploy. The second system requires more time and manpower to deploy, but provides superior life cycle costs and more efficient storage aboard ship. Both systems utilize a simplified waypoint-following navigation system with collision avoidance algorithms to safely pilot the container into a port or onto a beach.