[HTML][HTML] A machine learning method for the prediction of ship motion trajectories in real operational conditions

M Zhang, P Kujala, M Musharraf, J Zhang, S Hirdaris - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a big data analytics method for the proactive mitigation of grounding
risk. The model encompasses the dynamics of ship motion trajectories while accounting for …

A deep learning method for the prediction of 6-DoF ship motions in real conditions

M Zhang, G Taimuri, J Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents a deep learning method for the prediction of ship motions in 6 Degrees
of Freedom (DoF). Big data streams of Automatic Identification System (AIS), now-cast, and …

[HTML][HTML] Systems driven intelligent decision support methods for ship collision and grounding prevention: Present status, possible solutions, and challenges

M Zhang, G Taimuri, J Zhang, D Zhang, X Yan… - Reliability Engineering & …, 2025 - Elsevier
Despite advancements in science and technology, ship collisions and groundings remain
the most prevalent types of maritime accidents. Recent developments in accident prevention …

Kernel-based support vector regression for nonparametric modeling of ship maneuvering motion

Z Wang, H Xu, L **a, Z Zou, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
A nonparametric identification method based on ν ('nu')-support vector regression (ν-SVR) is
proposed to establish robust models of ship maneuvering motion in an easy-to-operate way …

Reinforcement learning-based NMPC for tracking control of ASVs: Theory and experiments

AB Martinsen, AM Lekkas, S Gros - Control Engineering Practice, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a reinforcement learning-based (RL) model predictive control (MPC) method for
trajectory tracking of surface vessels. The proposed method uses an MPC controller in order …

System identification of ship dynamic model based on Gaussian process regression with input noise

Y Xue, Y Liu, C Ji, G Xue, S Huang - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
As a critical step designing the ship controller and the maritime traffic simulator, the system
identification of a ship dynamic model from input-output data is a promising direction …

Nonparametric modeling of ship maneuvering motion based on Gaussian process regression optimized by genetic algorithm

ZL Ouyang, ZJ Zou - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel method, Gaussian process regression optimized by genetic algorithm (GA-GPR), is
proposed for nonparametric modeling of ship maneuvering motion. A genetic algorithm with …

Adaptive hybrid-kernel function based Gaussian process regression for nonparametric modeling of ship maneuvering motion

ZL Ouyang, ZJ Zou, L Zou - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel adaptive hybrid-kernel function based Gaussian process regression (AHKGPR) is
proposed for nonparametric modeling of ship maneuvering motion. With the aid of Gaussian …

AUV hydrodynamic coefficient offline identification based on deep reinforcement learning

Z Wang, W Luo, T Zhang, K Li, Y Liao, J Jia, D Jiang - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract System identification (SI) is a research focus in the field of autonomous underwater
vehicles (AUV) which can be considered as the estimation to the hydrodynamic coefficients …

Black-box modeling of ship maneuvering motion based on Gaussian process regression with wavelet threshold denoising

SY Liu, ZL Ouyang, G Chen, X Zhou, ZJ Zou - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
A system identification method based on Gaussian progress regression (GPR) combined
with wavelet threshold denoising (WT) is proposed for identifying the black-box model of …