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Language-Grounded Semantic Target Navigation for Autonomous Surface Vehicles

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Sep 13, 2026 · UTC

Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) are increasingly expected to operate in ports and harbour environments, where operators may specify navigation targets through language-based descriptions rather than predefined coordinates or fixed target identifiers. However, existing ASV navigation methods mainly execute predefined geometric goals or task-specific objectives and give limited attention to language-grounded target specification. This study proposes Semantically Grounded Navigation (SGNav), a framework that enables an ASV to identify and approach a maritime target from an operator-provided de

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