An Attempt to Predict Manoeuvring Indices Using AIS Data for Automatic OD Data Acquisition

Marine traffic simulation system is a useful tool to access safety in congested waterways. In the simulation system, OD (Origin and Destination) data, ship type, dimension and manoeuvring indices K and T in Nomoto's equation are needed as input data. These input data can be created analyzing AIS data. However, in the present stage, manoeuvrability of ships has been roughly determined on the basis of ship type and length. This research is an attempt to predict them from AIS data. It will be useful for future data acquisition system for marine traffic simulation, autopilot setting or some statistical analysis.