| BCD | Boustrophedon Cellular Decomposition |
| CCF | Controllable Canonical Form |
| COLREG | International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea |
| DOF | Degree-of-Freedom |
| FAO | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| IMO | International Marine Organization |
| LOA | Length Overall |
| MSE | Mean Square Error |
| MIMO | Multi-input–Multi-output |
| RTK | Real-Time Kinematics |
| SE | Special Euclidean Group |
| SID | System Identification |