IBM

1. THEMAYFLOWER
AUTONOMOUS
SHIP(MAS)
Travellingfurther,revealingmore

4. The Marine Landscape:
Opportunities &
Challenges
• The ocean economy could double in size from
USD 1.5T today to USD 3T in 2030 - if
managed sustainably1
• Maritime transportation makes up around 90%
of global trade2
• The ocean is under threat: morepolluted,
less productive, warmer, higher, more acidic,
stormier and less predictable than ever3
• 80%of the ocean remains unexplored4
Sources:
1. https://www.oecd.org/ocean/topics/ocean-economy/
2. https://www.oecd.org/ocean/topics/ocean-economy/
3. https://unfoundation.org/blog/post/intergovernmental-panel-climate-change-30-years-informing-global-
climate-action/
4. https://www.noaa.gov/oceans-coasts

6. One small ship with the potential
to changetheworld
HistoricalGoal:
 Use the 400th anniversary of the historical Mayflower voyage to
speak the future of marine exploration.
ScientificGoals:
 Create a flexible and cost-effective platform to help scientists
gather vital data about the ocean.
 Further understanding in key areas especially pollution, marine
mammal conservation and globalwarming.
TechnologicalGoals:
 Build a fully-autonomous, crewless, full-sized ship capable of
independently traversing oceans.
 Develop an ‘AI Captain’ that draws on a fusion of data to sense,
think and make decisions at sea – even with no network
connectivity.

7. A 3,349 mile journeywith
NO human captain or onboard crew

9. FromGrass RootsInitiative… toGlobal Coalition ofPartners

10. Cloud
Ship
inbox/
outbox
Scientific
Teams
EdgeManagement
RHOCP
Weather
ControlCenter
PowerCPU
SatCom
4G / 5G
Intermittent
AIAutomationon the Edge
Scientific
Experiments
EdgeAgent
Docker/RH
inbox/
outbox
AICaptain
Ship /Edge
NavigationSystems
Plymouth UK
Public portal– MAS400.com
- IBM Cloud
- IBM WatsonAssistant

11. • Is this image an Iceberg or a Fishing ship?
• Should I give way or stand on?
• What is the fastest route to this waypoint?
• What speed to use with the current
batteries level?
• What is the safest route to destination
considering weather?
Decisions made inan instant

12. Hierarchy in decisionmaking
Maslow pyramid of the Mayflower
• Collect data
• Navigate toward
destination
• Manage global situation
• Understand environment
• Follow rules/regulations
• Manage local situation
• Maintain systems operational
• Avoid collisions
• Maintain 2 knots facing waves

13. An ‘AI Captain’ Provides AutomatedDecisionMaking
Sensorscapture
Charts
The
Weather
Channel
Analyze, Store,Update
- IBMPowerCPUAC922
- ODMclouddevt
- IBMWatsonStudio
- IBMCloudObjectStorage
ACT
SENSE
IBMMaximo
Visual
Inspection
Unstructured
to Structured
ASSESS
IBM
Operation
al
Decision
Manager
COLREGS
Rules
1-1 ship
DECIDE
IBMILOG
CPLEX
Optimizati
on Studio
SOLAS
1-Many
ships
VERIFY
RedHat
RHEL
MISSION
objectives
dynamic
control
IB MEdge
App
lica
t
ionManager
Vehicle Control
Vehicle Dynamics
Power Management

14. The Ship ‘situation room’: modelling ‘contacts’ problem
Sensors provide anestimation
of contacts:
• types (behaviors)
• speed vectors
At each ‘situation’ run, the
decision variables are the
contacts coordinates
Find the ’optimal’ vector for:
• Weather
• Safety
• Route
• Battery life
MAS
Kayak
Fishing
Ferries
Tanker
Leisure
Yacht
IBM Automation / © 2021 IBM Corporation

15. Pioneering scientific researchled by ProMare and IBM and supported by a
global consortium ofpartners
Water
Quality
Testing
Pollution
Sampling
Chemistry SeaLevel Intelligent
Navigation
W
hale
Song
The
Environment
Equipped to Conduct Marine & Oceanographic
Research:
 3 payload bays for scientificequipment
 Payload capacity:700KG
 Acoustic array, water and air samplers,nutrient,
sonar
, depth sensors,etc.

16. 16
IBMResearch | HyperTaste

17. Acoustics

19. For live ship data,films
and podcasts,please
visit: MAS400.com
For more info on the
IBMtechnologies,
please visit:
ibm.com/case-
studies/mayflower/

20. Thank you!