Autonomous systems
Keel studies concept architectures for autonomous surface vessels, subsea vehicles, sensor nodes and hybrid operating patterns. The platform is described as a concept architecture unless and until real hardware, pilots and certifications are available.
Ocean intelligence
The intelligence layer is the bridge between raw maritime signal and human decision. It includes localisation, quality control, data fusion, uncertainty handling, evidence trails and reporting.
Mission software
Mission software should support planning, tasking, telemetry, exception handling, replay and review. It is where operators understand what a system is doing and where human approval is required.
Human approval
Keel's platform posture keeps humans in the loop for judgement, safety, authority and action. Autonomy should help authorised people see and decide, not invent authority for itself.
Research-first posture
The first version of Keel is research-first. It maps the architecture, opportunity areas and evidence requirements before making operational claims.
Potential deployment domains
Candidate domains include maritime domain awareness, offshore wind inspection, subsea inspection, coastal monitoring, marine conservation and port environments.