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ISSN 2083-6473
ISSN 2083-6481 (electronic version)
Editor-in-Chief
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Prof. Tomasz Neumann
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TransNav, Faculty of Navigation
Gdynia Maritime University
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Neuroevolutionary Approach to COLREGs Ship Maneuvers
1 Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland
Times cited (SCOPUS): 2
ABSTRACT: The paper describes the usage of neuroevolutionary method in collision avoidance of two power-driven vessels approaching each other regarding COLREGs rules. This may be also be seen as the ship handling system that simulates a learning process of a group of artificial helmsmen - autonomous control units, created with artificial neural networks. The helmsman observes an environment by its input signals and according to assigned CORLEGs rule, he calculates the values of required parameters of maneuvers (propellers rpm and rudder deflection) in a collision avoidance situation. In neuroevolution such units are treated as individuals in population of artificial neural networks, which through environmental sensing and evolutionary algorithms learn to perform given task safely and efficiently. The main task of this project is to evolve a population of helmsmen which is able to effectively implement chosen rule: crossing or overtaking.
KEYWORDS: Colregs, Evolutionary Algorithms, Collision Avoidance, Ship Manoeuvering, Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Neuroevolutionary Approach to Colregs, Ship Handling System, Artificial Helmsman
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Citation note:
Łącki M.: Neuroevolutionary Approach to COLREGs Ship Maneuvers. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 13, No. 4, doi:10.12716/1001.13.04.06, pp. 745-750, 2019
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