On the Method of Ship's Transoceanic Route Planning

ABSTRACT: In this article control of ship on a transoceanic route is represented as multicriteria optimization problem. Optimal route can be found by minimizing the objective function expressed as ship integral work for a voyage, taking into account ship's schedule, weather conditions, engine loads and risks connected with ship dynamics in waves. The risk level is represented as non-linear function with heterogeneous input variables which estimated by means of multi-input fuzzy inference system on the basis of precalculated or measured ship motion parameters. As the result of this research the optimal transoceanic route planning algorithm is obtained.

KEYWORDS: Weather Condition, Route Planning, Optimal Route, Transoceanic Route, Route Optimization Algorithm, Risk Evaluation, Seaworthiness Criteria, Fuzzy Logic Assessment

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Citation note:

Pipchenko O.D.: On the Method of Ship's Transoceanic Route Planning. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 385-392, 2011

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