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http://dx.doi.org/10.7837/kosomes.2018.24.7.870

Optimum Evacuation Route Calculation Using AI Q-Learning  

Kim, Won-Ouk (Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology)
Kim, Dae-Hee (SAMWOOimmersion Co., Ltd)
Youn, Dae-Gwun (Mokpo National Maritime University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety / v.24, no.7, 2018 , pp. 870-874 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the worst maritime accidents, people should abandon ship, but ship structures are narrow and complex and operation takes place on rough seas, so escape is not easy. In particular, passengers on cruise ships are untrained and varied, making evacuation prospects worse. In such a case, the evacuation management of the crew plays a very important role. If a rescuer enters a ship at distress and conducts rescue activities, which zones represent the most effective entry should be examined. Generally, crew and rescuers take the shortest route, but if an accident occurs along the shortest route, it is necessary to select the second-best alternative. To solve this situation, this study aims to calculate evacuation routes using Q-Learning of Reinforcement Learning, which is a machine learning technique. Reinforcement learning is one of the most important functions of artificial intelligence and is currently used in many fields. Most evacuation analysis programs developed so far use the shortest path search method. For this reason, this study explored optimal paths using reinforcement learning. In the future, machine learning techniques will be applicable to various marine-related industries for such purposes as the selection of optimal routes for autonomous vessels and risk avoidance.
Keywords
Abandon Ship; Evacuation; Machine Learning; Reinforcement Learning; Q-Learning; Artificial Intelligence;
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