11.4 Providing of GUI

During the tasks a graphical user interface (GUI) is expected to be shown to the jury. This GUI should provide more information and insight to how your ASV is solving the task. The GUI should be easy to operate by someone with no background in programming/software. Njord will provide a big screen on which you can show your GUI.

The GUI should provide situational awareness and transparency for what the vessel is doing. The user should be able to safely supervise the system, and know when to intervene. It should also let the user know the state of the current mission; what it is doing and why it is doing it.

Ideas for this are camera or LIDAR feed with object detection; a map with location, heading and path; a graph with speed, energy consumption, and battery percentage. You could add any parameters that you want and deem necessary/useful for the jury to understand your ASV better.

The components together can show how your ASV makes decisions during its run. This can be based on showing which objects are detected and based on this how the path is further planned. This can be a combination of changing heading, speed and power consumption. It can also show how it searches for AR-tags to find the correct dock for example.

This section requires teams to demonstrate transparency and unbiased assessment of their vessel's performance. To ensure this, one jury member should be able to understand your GUI and its displays without additional explanation during the task. Therefore, it’s essential that the GUI is user-friendly and understandable to someone with limited technical knowledge of the vessel. Here simplicity is key. During the team presentation, you will have the opportunity to explain to the jury how your GUI functions and how it aligns with your approach to solving the tasks.

The data to be provided in your GUI are as follows:

• Camera feed/LIDAR

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Heading

• Course over ground (COG) with trail, vs plot of ideal route given by GNSS points to compare.

• Speed over ground.

• Battery life in % left

• Status Indicator: Displays whether the ASV is in autonomous mode, remote control, standby, or out of control.

Nice to have:

• Distance between ASV and next waypoint

• Battery life in Wh left

• Other parameters you would wish to include