Eco Marine Power to Use Artificial Intelligence in Green Energy Ship Projects

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday December 8, 2017

Marine technology firm Eco Marine Power (EMP) is to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to one of its research projects.

The AI capability, drawn from Sony's neural network console, is an "integrated development environment using deep learning for AI creation", according to EMP.

It will be applied in "the further development of the patented Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy and EnergySail", the company added.

"All of our solutions include a level of automation however we see opportunities to expand on this by using artificial intelligence and deep learning to improve control algorithms, analyse results and develop future systems," said Greg Atkinson, chief technology officer at EMP.

The company also wants to explore "how recognition technology and sensors can be integrated together to control" ours and other systems and equipment on ships especially in regards to the use of renewable energy on ships, he added.

Deep learning is a form of machine learning that uses neural networks modelled after the human brain.

EMP is based in Japan.