Major breakthrough: China's self-developed unmanned ship will be delivered soon

This year, China's shipping field have a major breakthrough: the unmanned ship independently developed by China will be put into use soon. The ship was built by an interdisciplinary young scientific research team with an average age of under 40 years old, and is currently moored in Dalian, Liaoning Province. The ship is equipped with more than 15,000 automatic control points, which is more than 30 times that of ordinary ships. It is also equipped with 4G and 5G network systems to ensure the high-speed transmission of big data.

This unmanned ship has a total investment of about 117 million yuan, with a length of 69.83 meters, a width of 10.90 meters and a depth of 5.0 meters, and has excellent performance parameters. Although draft is 3.5 meters, the speed can reach 18 knots, the endurance can reach 2,500 nautical miles, and it is equipped with an all-electric drive pod propulsion system.

Photo: China's completely independently developed unmanned ship is about to be delivered (picture from CCTV news screenshot)

Compared with unmanned vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles, the manufacture of unmanned ships needs more advanced technology, more sophisticated technology and consider more complex environmental factors. At present, few countries in the world can develop and produce unmanned ships.

This unmanned ship has advanced intelligent functions, which can sail automatically, berth automatically, avoid collisions intelligently, and automatically sense the sailing environment and surrounding ships, etc. Its intelligent level is leading in the world.

Unmanned ships independently developed by China have wide application prospects in marine resources development, maritime rescue, marine environmental monitoring and other fields. Specifically, unmanned ships can:

-Conduct marine environmental monitoring: Unmanned ships can be equipped with various sensors to monitor the marine environment in real time, including seawater temperature, salinity, depth, velocity, etc., providing data support for marine scientific research.

-Exploration of marine resources: Unmanned ships can carry various exploration equipment to explore seabed resources, including oil, natural gas, minerals, etc., and provide technical support for the development of marine resources.

-Provide training platform: Unmanned ships can provide a training platform for students majoring in navigation and help them master navigation skills better.

-Carry out rescue missions at sea: Unmanned ships can perform rescue tasks at sea, such as searching and rescuing ships and personnel in distress.

-Carry out cargo transportation: Unmanned ships can transport goods at sea, reducing labor costs and transportation risks.

This unmanned ship with 100% Chinese independent intellectual property rights will be delivered this year, which reflects the scientific and technological strength and innovation ability of China's shipping field. With the continuous addition of new technologies, new ideas and new research and development, China's shipbuilding industry will surely move towards a broader future.