Digital Vessel Drive-by-Wire Control System

A Reliable Digital Foundation for Maritime Autonomy.

Why Upgrade to
Drive-by-Wire Control

The First Step Toward Higher Levels of Maritime Autonomy

Make Critical Control More Reliable

Bring propulsion, steering, and other critical actuation functions into redundant control paths and fault-handling mechanisms,enhancing system availability and fault tolerance.

Standardize Integration Interfaces

Use unified control interfaces and distributed I/O architecture to standardize the integration of actuators and signals, reducing cross-vessel adaptation and system-integration costs.

Enable Iterative Intelligence Upgrades

Provide standardized upgrade pathways for higher-level capabilities such as intelligent navigation, enabling on-demand expansion and continual progress toward greater autonomy.

Make Scalable Deployment Practical

Standard interfaces and modular solution packages create reusable engineering configurations and delivery workflows, laying the groundwork for the large-scale adoption of maritime autonomy.

Make Vessel Handling Easier and More Precise

A fully digital control-signal chain and integrated central controller help operators achieve precise vessel maneuvering with less effort.

Redundant and Fault-Tolerant
Vessel Drive-by-Wire Control System

Core Capabilities

Safety Redundancy and Fault Tolerance

Dual control paths and redundant architecture improve the availability and fault tolerance of critical control systems.

Flexible Deployment

Configure I/O layouts and interface counts to match vessel types and actuator configurations, streamlining reuse across vessel types and retrofit projects.

Fault Detection and Safe Response

Monitor operating status, detect faults, and execute safe-response strategies to mitigate risks from critical component failures.

Closed-Loop Control for Stable Handling

Establish feedback loops for critical actuators to improve maneuvering stability and control consistency.

Standard Interfaces, Ready for Intelligent Upgrades

Provide unified control interfaces for higher-level systems, including assisted navigation and autonomous navigation, enabling rapid capability

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Deployment Scenarios

Newbuild Integration

Standardize interfaces, redundancy strategies, and equipment layouts during the design phase, reserving standardized integration points for future intelligent-system upgrades.
Existing Vessel Retrofit

Upgrade the drive-by-wire foundation and integrate interfaces around existing actuators, with customized implementation plans based on vessel type and actuator configuration.

Co-Developing International Standards

BOTIX was invited to participate in the plenary meeting of ISO/TC 8/SC 7, the Inland Navigation Vessels Subcommittee under ISO Technical Committee 8, Ships and Marine Technology. At the meeting, BOTIX presented proposals for international standards and contributed to discussions on the standardization of key intelligent-vessel technologies.

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