An Integrated Maneuverability–Based Ship Domain at Close Quarters
Publication: ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering
Volume 10, Issue 2
Abstract
An integrated ship domain at close quarters is proposed based on the mutual interaction and maneuvering capabilities of the meeting ships. Firstly, the significance and conditions of mutual interaction and maneuvering capabilities of the ships in the process of avoiding collision are clarified. Secondly, by combining the main particulars and maneuvering characteristics of the encounter ships, an identical ship domain is formed. To determine the radius of the ship domain, the universal advance and tactical diameters of the ships are derived from a great deal of collected turning circle maneuver data from around the world. Following this approach, the integrated ship domain defines a sufficient safe area when ships are meeting at close quarters. Finally, a simulation study is carried out and further illustrates that the integrated ship domain can address the inconsistent assessment problem of collision risk between the encounter ships with different principal specifics, and the proposed domain is simple and applicable to almost all ships.
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All data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
This work is supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51909022 and 61976033), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2022M710572), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 3132023623).
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Received: Jul 28, 2023
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