MUMBAI, India, Aug. 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641089400 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on July 22, 2026, for Ai-Enhanced Maritime Navigation System Using Iot Based Sensor Fusion And Pki- Secured Communication.

Inventors include Berlin M A; and Ganesh Kumar R.

The application for the patent was published on July 31, 2026, under issue no. 31/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an AI-enhanced maritime navigation system for autonomous and semi-autonomous vessels that integrates hybrid route planning, artificial intelligence, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-based trust management to enable secure and adaptive navigation. The system acquires real-time data from hetero...