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    • Vittorio Lippay

    Vittorio Lippay has been a member of the Institute of Physics since 2018 and a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (London branch) since 2012. 

    (Image credit: F. Guo et al. [2])
    Detectors & Imaging

    Seeing AR through the eyes of a shipmaster

    Vittorio Lippay
    Nov. 15, 2023
    Research reveals the capabilities high-end systems must have to meet users’ needs within the complex marine environment.
    (Courtesy of Groke Technologies, Finland)
    FIGURE 1. Concept of an autonomous ship by Groke—notice the sensors also on the forward mast.
    Detectors & Imaging

    The eyes of a ship, part 2: IR detection at sea

    Vittorio Lippay
    Aug. 29, 2022
    Infrared (IR) detection technologies have played a meaningful role in helping improve the safety and efficiency of ships.
    (Image credit: Mitsui OSK Ltd. [MOL] and Ferry Sunflower Ltd.)
    FIGURE 1. In a successful test of an intelligent awareness and machine learning system on the 4458 t. dwt Ro-Ro Ferry “Sunflower Gold” of Mitsui OSK Ltd. (MOL) sensors included the OPAL laser radar. The ship operates between Kobe and Oita in Japan, in the very congested waters of the strait of Kurishima, where small fishing vessels and nets complicate navigation especially at night.
    Lasers & Sources

    Eyes of a ship: Laser detection at sea

    Vittorio Lippay
    Feb. 9, 2022
    Laser detection technologies have played a meaningful role in helping improve the safety and efficiency of ships.