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ISSN 2083-6473
ISSN 2083-6481 (electronic version)
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Prof. Tomasz Neumann
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TransNav, Faculty of Navigation
Gdynia Maritime University
3, John Paul II Avenue
81-345 Gdynia, POLAND
e-mail transnav@umg.edu.pl
Multi-Objective Optimization of Motor Vessel Route
1 Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Rennes, France
ABSTRACT: This paper presents an original method that allows computation of the optimal route of a motor vessel by minimizing its fuel consumption. The proposed method is based on a new and efficient meshing procedure that is used to define a set of possible routes. A consumption prediction tool has been developed in order to estimate the fuel consumption along a given trajectory. The consumption model involves the effects of the meteorological conditions, the shape of the hull and the power train characteristics. Pareto-optimization with a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA) is taken as a framework for the definition and the solution of the multi-objective optimization problem addressed. The final goal of this study is to provide a decision helping tool giving the route that minimizes the fuel consumption in a limited or optimum time.
KEYWORDS: Matlab, Route Planning, Optimization of Vessel Route, Multi-Objective Optimization, Motor Vessel, Optimal Route, Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA), Bézier Curve
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Citation note:
Marie S., Courteille E.: Multi-Objective Optimization of Motor Vessel Route. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 133-141, 2009
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