A path planning strategy unified with a COLREGS collision avoidance function based on deep reinforcement learning and artificial potential field

L Li, D Wu, Y Huang, ZM Yuan - Applied Ocean Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Improving the autopilot capability of ships is particularly important to ensure the safety of
maritime navigation. The unmanned surface vessel (USV) with autopilot capability is a …

A review of underwater docking and charging technology for autonomous vehicles

J Liu, F Yu, B He, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the development of underwater docking technology and compares the
advantages and disadvantages of various docking methods. Docking station types, acoustic …

Ship detection from coastal surveillance videos via an ensemble Canny-Gaussian-morphology framework

X Chen, J Ling, S Wang, Y Yang, L Luo… - The Journal of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Coastal surveillance video helps officials to obtain on-site visual information on maritime
traffic situations, which benefits building up the maritime transportation detection …

APF-based intelligent navigation approach for USV in presence of mixed potential directions: Guidance and control design

G Zhang, J Han, J Li, X Zhang - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the real-time intelligent navigation approach for unmanned surface
vehicle (USV), considering constraints of the randomly moving target and multiple static or …

Intelligent ship collision avoidance in maritime field: A bibliometric and systematic review

Q Zhu, Y **, J Weng, B Han, S Hu, YE Ge - Expert Systems with …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the increasing promotion of digital technology, safety issues faced by rush ships in the
maritime industry have once again received attention. Ship collision avoidance (SCA) is not …

Multi UAV cluster control method based on virtual core in improved artificial potential field

E Wu, Y Sun, J Huang, C Zhang, Z Li - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a method of multi UAV cluster control based on improved artificial potential
field (APF) is proposed. The k-means method is used to integrate and optimize the attractive …

[HTML][HTML] Path planning for autonomous ships: A hybrid approach based on improved apf and modified vo methods

L Zhang, J Mou, P Chen, M Li - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this research, a hybrid approach for path planning of autonomous ships that generates
both global and local paths, respectively, is proposed. The global path is obtained via an …

COLREGS-based collision avoidance algorithm for unmanned surface vehicles using modified artificial potential fields

W Liu, K Qiu, X Yang, R Wang, Z **ang, Y Wang… - Physical …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, to improve the safety of navigation in dynamic environments, a new collision
avoidance method is presented for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs). It is mainly focused …

Cooperative strategy for pursuit-evasion problem in the presence of static and dynamic obstacles

Z Sun, H Sun, P Li, J Zou - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In complex and dynamic marine environments with multiple obstacles, efficient and flexible
pursuit is a challenging task. This paper proposes a self-organizing cooperative pursuit …

Cooperative strategy for pursuit-evasion problem with collision avoidance

Z Sun, H Sun, P Li, J Zou - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a self-organizing cooperative pursuit strategy for multiple unmanned
surface vessels (USVs) to pursuit an intelligent evader in the open water. Firstly, the escape …