Marine Navigation Using Expert System

• Autorzy: Nikitakos N. , Fikaris G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A ship’s autopilot adjustment is a matter of utmost importance since it affects its safety, command as well as fuel and time efficiency. A number of methods have been developed in order to cope with this issue usually based on models that simulate the weather conditions and adjust the device accordingly. Some of them have a considerable degree of success but none dealt with the problem completely. The main obstacles are the difficulty of simulating the infinite weather and loading conditions and to properly represent them with mathematical equations or rules. This paper describes a method of selecting the best out of a pre-existing set of configurations, taking into account any weather situation, loading condition and type of ship. Moreover, the selected configuration can improve itself during the entire life cycle of the vessel, since it fine tunes its properties for better results. This approach uses Case Based Reasoning as its core technology and is a part of a hybrid system that analyses and solves prefixed problems of maritime interest.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

marine navigation; Expert System; safety of navigation; weather conditions; Loading Condition; decision support system (DSS); Case Based Reasoning (CBR); computer simulation

• Wydawca: Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime University
• Czasopismo: TransNav : International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 3, no. 3
• Strony: 251--259
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 49 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Nikitakos N.

• University of the Aegean, Chios, Greece

autor

Fikaris G.

• University of the Aegean, Chios, Greece

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