Shore-based pilotage: Pilot or autopilot? Piloting as a control problem

• Remote, or shore-based, pilotage is an issue of some interest to the maritime community.When discussed, it is often in the context of new technology that in one way or the other issupposed to enhance piloting and enable ships to be piloted from the shore. This paper takesa different approach and instead looks at piloting as control of a complex system. Such anapproach makes it possible to identify a fundamental problem with remote pilotage. Theproblem, along with possible solutions, is presented and discussed.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology -- Psychology (hsv//eng)

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