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R. Glenn Wright: Unmanned and Autonomous Ships: An Overview of MASS: Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 2020, 266 pp, ISBN: 9780367418861

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The book Unmanned and Autonomous Ships, published in 2020, consists of twelve chapters. The main purpose of this book is to examine the theme and topics within the context of key design elements and systems necessary to have accomplished multiple levels of automation.

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Chae, CJ. R. Glenn Wright: Unmanned and Autonomous Ships: An Overview of MASS: Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 2020, 266 pp, ISBN: 9780367418861. WMU J Marit Affairs 22, 417–423 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-023-00321-6

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