• A comparison between optimization algorithms applied to offshore crane design using an online crane prototyping tool 

      Hameed, Ibrahim; Bye, Robin Trulssen; Osen, Ottar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Offshore crane design requires the configuration of a large set of design parameters in a manner that meets customers’ demands and operational requirements, which makes it a very tedious, time-consuming and expensive process ...
    • A computer-automated design tool for intelligent virtual prototyping of offshore cranes 

      Bye, Robin Trulssen; Osen, Ottar; Pedersen, Birger Skogeng (Chapter, 2015)
      In close collaboration with the maritime industry, virtual prototyping with maritime application has been an important research topic for Aalesund University College for some years. In this paper, we describe the development ...
    • A Game-based Learning Framework for Controlling Brain-Actuated Wheelchairs 

      Hjørungdal, Rolf-Magnus; Sanfilippo, Filippo; Osen, Ottar; Rutle, Adrian; Bye, Robin Trulssen (Chapter, 2016)
      Paraplegia is a disability caused by impairment in motor or sensory functions of the lower limbs. Most paraplegic subjects use mechanical wheelchairs for their movement, however, patients with reduced upper limb functionality ...
    • A Low Cost USV for Aqua Farm Inspection 

      Osen, Ottar; Havnegjerde, Albert; Kamsvåg, Vegard; Liavåg, Sveinung; Bye, Robin Trulssen (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      This paper describes the rapid prototyping of a low cost remotely controlled unmanned surface vessel (USV) intended for inspection of aqua farms. There is an increased focus on inspection of ocean-based aqua farms due to ...
    • A Novel Low Cost ROV for Aquaculture Application 

      Osen, Ottar; Sandvik, Rolf-Inge; Berge Trygstad, Jørgen; Rogne, Vegard; Zhang, Houxiang (Chapter, 2017)
      Marine aquaculture is deeply rooted in Norwegian national economics and traditions, especially in the MØre og Romsdal region. This paper presents the development of a novel ROV for aquaculture inspection in marine application ...
    • a simulation model for power management in hybrid ships 

      Sorte, Nora (Bachelor thesis, 2020)
      Målet for dette prosjektet var å lage en grunnleggende Simulink modell som kan brukes til å simulere kraftproduksjonen i et skip som har både batterier og dieselelektriske generatorer. Jeg begynte med å lage en veldig ...
    • A Software Framework For Intelligent Computer-Automated Product Design 

      Bye, Robin Trulssen; Osen, Ottar; Pedersen, Birger Skogeng; Hameed, Ibrahim; Schaathun, Hans Georg (Chapter, 2016)
      For many years, NTNU in Ålesund (formerly Aalesund University College) has maintained a close relationship with the maritime industrial cluster, centred in the surrounding geographical region, thus acting as a hub for both ...
    • An intelligent winch prototyping tool 

      Bye, Robin Trulssen; Osen, Ottar; Rekdalsbakken, Webjørn; Pedersen, Birger Skogeng; Hameed, Ibrahim (Chapter, 2017)
      In this paper we present a recently developed intelligent winch prototyping tool for optimising the design of maritime winches, continuing our recent line of work using artificial intelligence for intelligent computer-automated ...
    • Assessing autonomous ship navigation using bridge simulators enhanced by cycle-consistent adversarial networks 

      Brandsæter, Andreas; Osen, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The advent of artificial intelligence and deep learning has provided sophisticated functionality for sensor fusion and object detection and classification which have accelerated the development of highly automated and ...
    • A Comparison of GA Crossover and Mutation Methods for the Traveling Salesman Problem 

      Bye, Robin Trulssen; Gribbestad, Magnus; Chandra, Ramesh; Osen, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The traveling salesman problem is a very popular combinatorial optimization problem in fields such as computer science, operations research, mathematics and optimization theory. Given a list of cities and the distances ...
    • Compensation of pendulum motion in maritime crane operations 

      Meyer Johannessen, Trygg; Karl Gravdal, Viktor; Jedynak, Mateusz (Bachelor thesis, 2022)
      Denne rapporten omhandler utvikling av en prototype, med et formål å undersøke kompensasjon for nyttelastsving på en maritim kran. Rapporten beskriver hvordan flere komponenter er implementert for å produsere prototypen ...
    • Data-Driven Maritime Processes Management Using Executable Models 

      Richta, Tomáš; Wang, Hao; Osen, Ottar; Styve, Arne; Janoušek, Vladimír (Journal article, 2018)
      In this paper we describe a decision support system for maritime traffic and operations, based on formal models and driven by data from the environment. To handle the complexity of system description, we work with a ...
    • Deep learning for fault detection of guardrails 

      Sedighi, Basir (Master thesis, 2020)
      Mennesker er uendelig flinke til å trekke ut informasjon fra bilder i kompleks natur å finne og klassifisere et objekt. I løpet av de siste årene har algoritmer og metoder blitt presentert for å gjøre det samme. Avanserte ...
    • Design av slepe-ROV 

      Galdames, Katherine; Myhre, Endre (Bachelor thesis, 2021)
      I denne oppgaven blir det utviklet flere konsepter for en fjernstyrt farkost, også kalt ROV (Remotely operated vehicle), som skal slepes fra båt, og styres opp og ned i dybden. Sammen med veiledere ble det valgt et konsept ...
    • Developing waypoint navigation and buoy detection using YOLO for an autonomous surface vessel 

      Stava, Magnus; Gaasholt, Markus Grorud; San, Kaung Htet (Bachelor thesis, 2021)
      Autodrone 2021 er en årlig konkurranse arrangert i Horten. Den har som mål å etablere og styrke den maritime utdanningen nasjonalt. Av den grunn ønsker NTNU Ålesund å ha en tilstedeværelse i konkurransen og følgende rapport ...
    • Fuel Saving in Coastal Areas: A Case Study of the Oslo Fjord 

      Hjelmervik, Karina Bakkeløkken; Schøyen, Halvor; Wang, Hao; Osen, Ottar (WMUSTUD;volume 6, Chapter, 2018)
      Fossil fuels such as marine diesel oil (MDO) account for a significant part of the shipping industry’s total operating costs and have a certain negative impact on the environment. Maritime transport emits around 1000 million ...
    • Genset scheduling in a redundant electric power system for an offshore vessel using mixed integer linear programming 

      Thorat, Laxminarayan; Skjetne, Roger; Osen, Ottar (Journal article, 2021)
      This paper proposes several schemes for optimal scheduling of power producers in a shipboard power system for a typical offshore supply vessel, having a multiple number of possibly varying capacity gensets. The proposed ...
    • Grey wolf optimizer (GWO) for automated offshore Crane design 

      Hameed, Ibrahim; Bye, Robin Trulssen; Osen, Ottar (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In this paper, a new meta-heuristic optimization algorithm called Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) is applied to offshore crane design. An offshore crane is a pedestal-mounted elevating and rotating lifting device used to transfer ...
    • Intelligent computer-automated crane design using an online crane prototyping tool 

      Hameed, Ibrahim; Bye, Robin Trulssen; Osen, Ottar; Pedersen, Birger Skogeng; Schaathun, Hans Georg (Chapter, 2016)
      In an accompanying paper submitted concurrently to this conference, we present our first complete version of a generic and modular software framework for intelligent computer-automated product design. The framework has ...
    • Kuka - Robot Assistant 

      Gwozdowicz, Artur; Kalland, Danil (Bachelor thesis, 2023)
      Hensikten med prosjektet var til ˚a utvikle en robot som kunne hente verktøy ved ˚a høre p˚a stemme kommandoer. Avgjørende delen av design var ˚a involvere usikkerhet og unng˚a lineære operasjoner. Det kunne oppn˚as ved˚a ...