| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712854 | IFAC Proceedings Volumes | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Many maritime systems are available for decision support and automation in vessel traffic and vessel sailing. In general, the ship movement may be automated and controlled by piloting of speed and course. This automatism works only in open waters, while the ship movement keeps ahead in a continuous way. Start, destination and waypoints of course changing must known in advanced and have entered manual into the pilot system. The support breaks down if the navigational environment is restricted and a continuous ship movement like a turning circle is impossible, so in harbour waters. In this case the ship master must steer the vessel only by own knowledge and experiences and aboard available information. This provokes improved stress and misdemeanour especially in situations when the ship master is not familiar with his vessel and / or the navigational area.Systems named above do not allow an adaptation or conformation by itself to the manoeuvring problems in restricted waters.In the following paper the principles of a new method of resolution for manoeuvring ships in restricted waters will be shown. Examples of newly applied simulated automatic tracks in harbor waters will be given and discussed. The resolution of the manoeuvring task produced by the algorithm automatically is adapted to any navigational environment and conforms to seafarers praxs and habits.The Federal Ministry of Education & Research supports this project.
