Intelligent Optimization for Marine Vehicle Navigation and Positioning
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Navigation and Positioning".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editor
Interests: marine vehicle systems; dynamic positioning; navigation planning; optimized control; intelligent control
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
During the actual operation of marine vehicle systems, the navigation and positioning functions are highly susceptible to interference from multiple complex factors. These disturbances include not only environmental disturbances such as wind, wave, and current loads, but also internal perturbations like sensor measurement noise and actuator hysteresis, with a significant strong coupling effect existing among various types of disturbance.
These constraints directly affect the operational stability of navigation and positioning systems, reduce the accuracy and reliability of sensor data acquisition, further restrict the operational efficiency of marine vehicles, and threaten the operational safety of related tasks such as offshore exploration and maritime transportation. Therefore, it is imperative to develop intelligent optimized navigation and positioning strategies integrated with advanced sensor technologies.
Currently, solutions such as learning-driven optimal trajectory planning schemes and sensor adaptive calibration control strategies have been gradually applied in this field. In addition, the practical implementation of these optimized schemes can promote the integration and lightweight development of navigation and positioning systems and sensors, reduce equipment deployment, operation and maintenance costs, and yield remarkable engineering value and economic benefits. The call for papers for this Special Issue aims to establish an academic exchange platform for researchers and practitioners in related fields worldwide, focusing on the latest theoretical research, technological breakthroughs, and engineering application achievements in the field of sensor-enabled intelligent optimized navigation and positioning for marine vehicle systems so as to facilitate technological innovation and achievement transformation in this field.
Dr. Xiaoyang Gao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine vehicle systems
- dynamic positioning
- navigation planning
- optimized control
- intelligent control
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