Ship Manoeuvring and Control

Dear Colleagues,

Intelligent ships sailing on the sea leverage cutting-edge perception and sensor information fusion technologies. These technologies enable them to comprehensively and precisely gather diverse status information during navigation. Subsequently, with the aid of computer technology, this information is processed with high efficiency. In recent years, remarkable advancements in intelligent marine ships have spurred the development of numerous maritime technologies. Among these, ship manoeuvring and control have become hotspots of research activity. They are crucial for analyzing the maneuvering capabilities of ships, devising ship motion control systems, and enhancing the intelligence level of intelligent ship navigation. Ship maneuvering is intricately intertwined with navigation safety. To prevent the design and construction of vessels that fail to meet the fundamental requirements of maneuverability, conducting research on ship maneuverability in the initial stages of construction and design is of profound significance. Ship motion control, on the other hand, represents a core technology for autonomous ship navigation. It guarantees that ships can sail safely, cost-effectively, and comfortably along predetermined routes, thus making the study of ship motion highly practical. While substantial progress has been made in both the theoretical and engineering aspects of ship manoeuvring and control, these issues nonetheless warrant further study, particularly in terms of improving modeling accuracy, enhancing control precision, and optimizing energy efficiency under high-complexity sea conditions.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share their latest theoretical and technological achievements in ship maneuvering and control. All submissions are expected to present original ideas and make novel contributions.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The applications of ADP-based, learning-based, and reinforcement learning-based control on marine ships;
• Adaptive control of marine ships;
• Traffic flow analysis and forecasting for marine ships;
• Ship motion modeling techniques.

Dr. Weiwei Bai
Guest Editor

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• adaptive control of marine ships
• intelligent ships
• ship motion identification and modeling
• ship motion control
• ship manoeuvring
• ship control
• ship navigation