The 'unmanned ship' will make its debut at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and may enter Shanghai Disneyland in the second half of the year

The first artificial intelligence water application scenario experimental area is located in Shanghai Zhangjiang Artificial Intelligence Island. The pictures in this article are all pictures by The Paper reporter Zou Juan

Starting in 2022, an unnoticed boat will often shuttle on the river of Zhangjiang Artificial Intelligence Island, located in Pudong New Area, Shanghai.

It was not until 2023 that the true identity of this small ship was revealed - it was Shanghai's first unmanned experimental ship. At the same time, the area where it travels is also the first artificial intelligence water application scenario test area in Shanghai.

This week, the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference is about to kick off. On July 3, reporters from The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) visited the Pudong Branch of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in advance and found that AI can draw paintings or generate faces based on text descriptions, and the "unmanned ship" has also been used for the first time. Appeared at Zhangjiang Artificial Intelligence Island. According to reports, unmanned ships will be used for sightseeing first and are planned to enter Shanghai Disneyland in the second half of 2023.

On July 3, reporters from The Paper saw this unmanned ship that was still undergoing testing. The hull can carry about 8 passengers and has three navigation modes: autonomous, manual and remote control. Every day, experimenters take unmanned boats through the Zhangjiang Science Hall and the "Gate of Zhangjiang" under construction, and to other high-profile attractions.

Unmanned ship under test

This unmanned ship is the same as the unmanned vehicle, both belonging to the L4 unmanned level. "The creator of the water scene, Zhao Hui, executive deputy director of the AI ​​Marine Science and Technology Innovation Center, introduced that the "unmanned ship" is equipped with shaftless propellers, new energy power, and a core autonomous decision-making control system that integrates Beidou satellite positioning and 4G Positioning technology includes centimeter-level combined positioning systems, laser radar and other advanced equipment, as well as cross-domain technologies such as multi-source perception fusion and artificial intelligence recognition, which can control the thruster's steering, U-turn, speed, etc.

"This boat uses lithium batteries to last, which is clean and pollution-free. And because it uses a shaftless propeller instead of a propeller, it perfectly avoids the problem of being entangled by aquatic plants. But in this way, in terms of stable control of the speed, it is a It’s no small test.” Zhang Minghui, general manager of Shipbuilding Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., the project developer, told The Paper that this project will be implemented starting in 2022. During the entire research and development process, the adaptation of systems and equipment was extremely tedious. For example, the biggest difference between river driving and land driving is that underwater conditions are invisible. In the research and development stage, the project team collected data through repeated navigation. However, in the initial stage, even if there is an extra stone or a piece of garbage is thrown, the system may be "stuck".

Zhao Hui introduced that currently, unmanned ships are not allowed to sail in navigable rivers. However, as the technology matures, the project team is expected to develop the first water tour route with the help of the 1.5-kilometer water system of Zhangjiang Smart River, and connect symbols such as Shanghai University of Science and Technology, COMAC Design Institute Headquarters, Twin Towers, and Zhangjiang Science Hall along the river. architecture. It is expected that in the second half of this year, iteratively optimized unmanned ships will participate in trial operations, including in Shanghai Disneyland and the Yangtze River Delta integrated Qingpu water system.

The Paper reporter learned from the Pudong New Area artificial intelligence industry ecological construction press conference held that day that Pudong New Area took the lead in laying out a "new track" for future industries, and the construction of the Pudong Artificial Intelligence Innovation Application Pilot Zone has started a new journey.

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