• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.8-14
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• 2020

According to the statistics provided by Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal for the year 2018, the majority of marine accidents in the past four years have occurred in fishing boats and small-sized boats. Negligent behavior resulting from not looking outside and non-compliance with navigation laws are the primary reasons behind ship collisions. Although safety education and training are reinforced to prevent such accidents, they still occur frequently. Hence, technical methods are continuously being developed to reduce ship collisions caused by human cause. The objective of this study is to reduce ship collisions by employing the WAVE communication system, which has short transmitting and receiving periods that can be incorporated for high-speed small-sized vessels. In this study, the suitability of the communication range was examined, and the appropriate range and timing for avoidance motion were accordingly selected, and a control algorithm based on the same was thereby designed. Consequently normal operation of the collision avoidance system was verified by connecting and simulating the proposed WAVE communication router-controller-steering equipment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2022.06a
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• pp.325-326
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 자율운항선박이 항만시설 중 정박구역이나 정박지를 항행하는 과정에서 정박 및 묘박 중인 선박들과의 예기치 못한 충돌 사고를 예방하며 안전하게 항행하기 위한 경로 생성 연구를 수행하고 있다. 정박구역과 같은 고밀집 영역 내 정박 또는 묘박 중인 선박들의 안전을 고려하여 자율운항선박의 경로를 생성하는 알고리즘을 설계하는 과정에서 필수적으로 고려되어야 하는 핵심 요소들을 식별하였다. 또한, 식별된 핵심 요소들을 알고리즘에 반영함과 동시에 자율운항선박의 항해 지원 적용 가능성을 검증하기 위한 알고리즘의 프레임워크를 설계하였다. 프레임워크 내 각 모듈별 관계와 모듈별 입출력 정보의 흐름을 체계화하였으며, 모듈들의 기능적 요소를 포함한 주요 성능을 검증하고자 모의 환경 구축을 위한 요소 모듈들을 식별하였다. 이를 기반으로 고밀집 영역 내에서 충돌을 회피하기 위한 경로 생성 알고리즘의 설계 방향성을 제안하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.470-471
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• 2011

As the increase in maritime traffic and leisure, the marine accident risk has increased in the domestic coast. In this paper, we propose an anti-collision system between vessels using the shortest distance and the time to reach the distance in maritime. the shortest distance and the time to reach the distance calculated with vector analysis using AIS information, a prototype is implemented for smartphone application.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.71-73
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• 2013

선박 및 VTS에서 선박교통량이 밀집되는 혼잡해역의 선박교통밀도 평가는 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 선박 충돌 회피를 위한 적절한 반경인 Ship Domain 영역과 혼잡구역 내 선박 체류시간 및 전 방위 통항류를 고려하여 혼잡해역의 항로가동률 및 실시간 해상교통밀도 산출 모델을 제안하고자 한다. 또한 제안된 모델식을 기반으로 시뮬레이터를 프로그래밍하여, 실 해역 해상교통 데이터를 적용하여 제안한 모델식의 유효성을 평가하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.462-469
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• 2023

In this study, we propose a method for evaluating the risk of collision between ships to support determination on the risk of collision in a situation in which ships encounter each other and to prevent collision accidents. Because several uncertainties are involved in the navigation of a ship, must be considered when evaluating the risk of collision. We apply the Dempster-Shafer theory to manage this uncertainty and evaluate the collision risk of each target vessel in real time. The distance at the closest point approach (DCPA), time to the closest point approach (TCPA), distance from another vessel, relative bearing, and velocity ratio are used as evaluation factors for ship collision risk. The basic probability assignments (BPAs) calculated by membership functions for each evaluation factor are fused through the combination rule of the Dempster-Shafer theory. As a result of the experiment using automatic identification system (AIS) data collected in situations where ships actually encounter each other, the suitability of evaluation was verified. By evaluating the risk of collision in real time in encounter situations between ships, collision accidents caused by human errora can be prevented. This is expected to be used for vessel traffic service systems and collision avoidance systems for autonomous ships.

• Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.674-682
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• 2003

Ship autonomous navigation is designated as what computerizes mental faculties possessed of navigation experts, which are building navigation plans, grasping the situation, forecasting the fluctuation, and coping with the situation. An autonomous navigation system, which consists of several subsystems such as navigation system, a collision avoidance system, several data fusion systems, and a motion control system, is based on an intelligent control architecture for the sake of integrating the systems. The motion control system, which is one of the most essential system in autonomous navigation system, controls its propulsion and steering gears to move the ship satisfying its hydrodynamic characteristics. This paper is the study on the ship movement control system and its implementation which are totally developed and run on virtual-world system. Receiving the high-level control values such as a waypoint presented from the collision avoidance system, the motion control system generates them to low-level control values for propulsion and steering devices. In the paper, we develop a ship motion controller using Oldenburger's theory based on mathematical fundamentals, and simulate it with various scenarios in order to verify its performance.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2022.06a
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• pp.297-298
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• 2022

본 연구는 울산항 인근 정박지 내 선박의 운항 패턴을 파악하고, 관련 법규 및 준수 실태를 대조하여 자율운항선박의 실제 운항 시에 부차적인 운항 수칙을 수립하는 데 목적을 두고 있다. 일반적으로 항행하는 선박의 해양사고 중 높은 비중을 차지하는 조우 상황에서의 운항 규칙과 관련된 법률이 정박지 내에도 적용되고 있다. 이러한 관점에서 관련 법규들을 토대로, 실제 정박지에서 항행하는 선박들의 운항 패턴들을 관측하였으며, 대부분 정박지 내에서 출항하는 선박들은 항로의 우측에 근접하여 운항하는 양상을 보이며 우측 항행을 준수하고 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 정박지 및 항내에서 충돌과 같은 예치기 못한 사고가 발생하는 대표적인 운항 패턴들은 정면 조우 상황, 방파제 내 출항 선박 회피, 우측 항행 등으로 분류되며, 정면 조우 상황과 방파제 출항 선박 회피의 경우에는 관련 법규를 준수하며 항행하는 것을 확인하였으나, 우측 항행 상황에서는 조우 상황에 따라 부득이하게 이행할 수 없는 경우가 발생함을 확인하였다. 본 기초 연구를 통하여 정박지 및 항내에서의 항행하는 선박의 운항 패턴을 자율운항선박에 적용 가능성을 타진하고, 항해 지원이 가능한 운항 수칙을 새로 정립하는 데 활용하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.75-81
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• 2019

This study presents an automatic collision avoidance algorithm for autonomous navigation of unmanned surface vessels. The performance of the collision avoidance algorithm is heavily dependent on the estimation quality of the course and speed of traffic ships because collision avoidance maneuvers should be determined based on the predicted motions of the traffic ships and their trajectory uncertainties. In this study, the collision avoidance algorithm is implemented based on the Probabilistic Velocity Obstacle (PVO) approach considering the maritime collision regulations (COLREGs). In order to demonstrate the performance of the proposed algorithm, an extensive set of simulations was conducted and the results are discussed.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.103-108
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• 2008

In the maritime universities, cadets of deck part should practice on board training using training ships of university or merchant vessels of company for 1 year according to STCW Convention. For training period, trainees are educated many education items as to positioning ability, chart work ability, vessel operation ability and cargo operation ability etc. Among many abilities, vessel avoiding ability which is demanded as a basic ability for deck officer can't be gained easily, because avoiding maneuver of ship controlled by cadets is not allowable regally and encounter situations occur randomly. This paper investigated CPA to the various encounter types with other vessels during the ocean going navigation of T.S Hannara. We analysis danger degree per each encounter type, and proposed a basic material of efficient training education about proper look-out and avoiding maneuver.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.47-56
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• 2003

Recently with the conclusion of fisheries agreements between Korea and Japan, and between Korea and China, trawlers in korea must operate in smaller fishing ground than before. As a result of this, the possibilities of collisionin increases gradually between trawlers under operation in this area. Authors performed a series of experiments on board to give the information of collision avoiding action to navigators of trawlers. The obtained results are summerized as follows : 1. The greater the rudder angle, the smaller the value of T, but there is no big diffierence in K due to rudder angle. 2. The greatest distance is to be kept by the give way vessel to avoid collision when the crossing course angle is $70^{\circ}{\sim}90^{\circ}$. In this case the safety minimum approaching distance must be more than 5 times of her own length. 3. Risk of collision in crossing is more greater in obtuse situation than in acute one. 4. The navigator of the give way vessel must take an action to avoid collisions outside of the minimum safety approaching distance.