Advanced Research on Path Planning for Intelligent Ships
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 February 2026 | Viewed by 774
Special Issue Editors
Interests: machine learning; anomaly detection; artificial intelligence; collision avoidance; path planning
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Interests: collision avoidance; fuzzy inference system; advanced machine learning; artificial intelligence; maritime autonomous surface ships; local route planning; information exchange
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Interests: ship transportation; deep learning; maritime artificial intelligent; maritime big data
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to present the latest advancements in intelligent path planning for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS). With rapid developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and sensor technologies, robust and reliable path planning has become a core component of safe and efficient autonomous navigation.
We invite original research and review articles on innovative methodologies, including collision avoidance algorithms, fuzzy inference systems, deep learning-based models, anomaly detection, and local/global route planning techniques. Submissions focused on real-time decision-making, simulation frameworks, VTS coordination, and data-driven approaches for maritime environments are particularly welcome.
Through this Special Issue, we seek to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and offer a platform on which maritime researchers and engineers may share breakthroughs that will shape the future of intelligent ship navigation.
Prof. Dr. Joo-Sung Kim
Prof. Dr. Ho Namgung
Prof. Dr. Kwang-il Kim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS)
- path planning
- collision avoidance
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
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