• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.66-74
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• 2023

With the increase of interest in developing Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), an optimal ship route planning is gradually gaining popularity as one of the important subsystems for autonomy of modern marine vessels. In the present paper, an optimal ship route planning model for MASS is proposed using a nonlinear MPC approach together with a nonlinear MMG model. Results drawn from this study demonstrated that the optimization problem for the ship route was successfully solved with satisfaction of the nonlinear dynamics of the ship and all constraints for the state and manipulated variables using the nonlinear MPC approach. Given that a route generation system capable of accounting for nonlinear dynamics of the ship and equality/inequality constraints is essential for achieving fully autonomous navigation at sea, it is expected that this paper will contribute to the field of autonomous vehicles by demonstrating the performance of the proposed optimal ship route planning model.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2023

In 2017, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted MSC.428 (98), which recommends establishing a cyber-risk management system in Ship Safety Management Systems (SMSs) from January 2021. The 27th International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) also discussed prioritizing cyber-security (cyber-risk management) in developing systems to support Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) operations (IALA guideline on developments in maritime autonomous surface ships). In response to these international discussions, Korea initiated the Korea Autonomous Surface Ship technology development project (KASS project) in 2020. Korea has been carrying out detailed tasks for cybersecurity technology development since 2021. This paper outlines the basic concept of ship network security equipment for supporting MASS ship operation in detailed task of cybersecurity technology development and defines ship network security equipment interface for MASS ship applications.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2022

Recently, more and more researches aimed at the development of automated and autonomous ships are appearing in the scientific environment. One of the main reason is the need to solve the problems of safe navigation and reducing accidents due to human factor, as well as the ever-increasing problem associated with the lack of qualified maritime personnel. Development of technologies based on application of artificial intelligence also plays important role, after all for realization of autonomous navigation concept and enhancement of ship automatic maneuvering processes, advancement of maneuvering functions and elaboration of specific algorithms on prevention of close quarter situations and dangerous approach of ships will be required. The purpose of this work is the review of preconditions of occurrence of the autonomous ship navigation conception, overview of introduction stages and prospects for ship remote control based on unmanned technologies, analysis of technical and intellectual decisions of autonomous surface ships, main research tendencies. The research revealed that the technology of autonomous ship navigation requires further development and improvement, especially in terms of the data transmission protocols upgrading, sensors of navigation information and automatic control systems modernization, which allows to perform monitoring of equipment with the aim of improving the functions of control over the autonomous surface ship operation.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.507-513
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• 2018

자율운항선박은 인간의 개입을 최소화하고, 선박에게 주어진 임무를 안전하게 수행하기 위해 운항에 필요한 다양한 정보를 자동으로 수집 관리하며, 선박이 스스로 판단하여 정해진 목적지까지 부분 또는 전체 항로를 자율적으로 운항하거나, 필요시 부분적으로 원격관제에 의해 운항을 가능하게 하는 선박운항기술을 말한다. 이러한 선박의 안전운항을 위해 선박에 탑재된 다양한 항해 통신장비 및 엔진, 기관 등의 각종 센서로 부터 신호를 수집 및 관리하기 위해서는 공통플랫폼 기술이 필요하다. 이 논문에서 제안하는 공통플랫폼은 스마트 선박 구현의 핵심으로 육상과 선박 간의 위성통신 또는 지상파 통신으로 연결된 통신 환경에서 실시간으로 원활한 정보 교환을 통해 육상의 관제국에서 모니터링과 원격관제를 지원하여 해상의 안전한 선박 운항을 가능하게 한다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.435-440
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• 2022

The development and introduction of a Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) are some of the most important changes leading to the fourth industrial era in the maritime area. The term 'MASS' refers to a ship operating independently, without human intervention, to reduce maritime accidents caused by human errors. Recent UK findings MASS also noted that particularly the dynamic positioning system will be considered to apply as newly function to a MASS. The DP system, a ship system developed decades ago and used for specific purposes like offshore operations, provides various functions to facilitate the accurate movements of the vessel, and operators can make decisions within the DP system, in addition to the ordinary ship system. In this paper, it would like to present the connection and application method with the main technical elements of the DP system in connection with the main technology of the DP system to achieve the safe operation of a MASS. In particular, among various position reference systems, the capability plot function of DP system, and the "follow target" mode in the operation mode are attractive functions that can contribute to the safe operation of autonomous ships.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제10B권4호
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• pp.403-410
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• 2003

자율운항제어 시스템은 선박운항에 있어 항해계획을 수립하고 현재의 선박운항 상태를 파악하여 선박을 제어하는 항해 전문가 시스템이다. 이러한 자율운항제어 시스템을 테스트하기 위해서는 실제 선박을 대상으로 성능을 테스트하여야하나, 선박은 고가의 운송수단이고, 자율운항제어 시스템을 장착하기 위한 하부장치 인터페이스를 설계 및 구현하기에는 많은 시간이 소요되므로 선박시뮬레이션 시스템을 이용하는 것이 타당하다. 선박시뮬레이션 시스템은 선박의 물리적 운항특성을 모방하는 선박운동시뮬레이션 시스템과 선박 운항 주변에 변화하는 장애물을 시뮬레이션하는 주변객체 시뮬레이션 시스템으로 구성된다. 본 연구에서는 선박 운동방정식을 이용하여 선박의 물리적 및 운항 특성을 모방한 선박운동시뮬레이션 시스템을 설계 개발하였다.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.281-287
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• 2023

Establishing a ship's passage plan is an essential step before it starts to sail. The research related to the automatic generation of ship passage plans is attracting attention because of the development of maritime autonomous surface ships. In coastal water navigation, the land, islands, and navigation rules need to be considered. From the path planning algorithm's perspective, a ship's passage planning is a global path-planning problem. Because conventional global path-planning methods such as Dijkstra and A^* are time-consuming owing to the processes such as environmental modeling, it is difficult to modify a ship's passage plan during a voyage. Therefore, the D^* algorithm was used to address these problems. The starting point was near Busan New Port, and the destination was Ulsan Port. The navigable area was designated based on a combination of the ship trajectory data and grid in the target area. The initial path plan generated using the D^* algorithm was analyzed with 33 waypoints and a total distance of 113.946 km. The final path plan was simplified using the Douglas-Peucker algorithm. It was analyzed with a total distance of 110.156 km and 10 waypoints. This is approximately 3.05% less than the total distance of the initial passage plan of the ship. This study demonstrated the feasibility of automatically generating a path plan in coastal navigation for maritime autonomous surface ships using the D^* algorithm. Using the shortest distance-based path planning algorithm, the ship's fuel consumption and sailing time can be minimized.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2021년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.18-20
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• 2021

최근 증가하고 있는 선박의 충돌 사고 예방을 위하여 인공지능 기반의 자율운항선박(Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship, MASS)에 관한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 하지만 대부분의 자율운항선박 관련 연구들은 자율운항시스템의 크기와 비용으로 인해 주로 중대형 선박을 그 대상으로 하고 있으며, 여기에 사용되는 센서들은 소형선박에 탑재하기 어렵다는 문제를 지닌다. 따라서 이 논문은 소형선박의 자율운항을 위하여 GPS와 IMU 센서를 탑재한 경로 추적 시스템을 제안한다. GPS와 IMU 센서는 선박의 정확한 위치 파악을 위하여 활용되며, 이를 통하여 제안 시스템은 소형선박 모형을 수동으로 제어하여 경로를 생성하고, 이후 소형선박이 동일한 경로를 이동할 시 Pure Pursuit 알고리즘을 이용하여 경로를 추적하도록 한다. 그 결과, 이 연구는 경량화된 저가의 센서들을 이용하여 소형 선박의 자율운항 시스템을 저비용으로 개발할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2023년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.258-260
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• 2023

목포해양대학교와 삼성중공업은 2021년 공동 연구를 통하여 '실습선 기반 원격/자율 운항 선박 시스템 개발 및 검증'을 수행하였고 이를 통하여 목포해양대학교 실습선인 세계로호를 활용하여 삼성중공업의 자율운항 선박 시스템(Autonomous Navigation System)인 SAS의 Test Bed 시연 실험 시스템을 구축하여 2022년 자율운항 선박(MASS) 기술 요소에 대한 시뮬레이션 기반 SAS(Samsung Autonomous Ship) System 검증 및 '운항 노선에 대한 설정을 통한 선박 자율운항 검증'을 위한 실선·실해역 실험을 통해 이를 시연 및 검증을 시행하였다. 특히 의미 있는 것은 자율운항선박 실선 테스트 과정 중 발생할 수 있는 모든 위험요소 분석을 위해 한국선급과 HAZID Workship을 실시하였고, 이를 통해 국내최초 자율운항실험용 기국 승인 및 선급임시검사 완료 후 실험이 진행되었다는 것이다. 이 연구에서는 실습선 기반 자율운항 선박 실해역 실험 연구를 소개하고 그 결과를 운항자 입장에서 분석하여 향후 보완하여야 할 사항을 제시하였다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.73-81
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• 2022

Currently, shipping by sea is becoming common because of the low price and the safety of goods. The ship is designed as a larger vessel to meet the need of this development. In the design stage, the investigation of hydrodynamic forces acting on the ship hull is very important in predicting the ship's maneuverability. Given that the ship docks at various ports for loading or discharging goods, the ship usually operates in various loading conditions, depending on the site condition and other various factors. Hence, it is necessary to investigate the effect of the loading condition on the hydrodynamic forces acting on the ship, to most accurately determine the maneuverability of the ship. In this study, an experiment of Korea Autonomous Surface Ship (KASS) was conducted at the towing tank of Changwon National University to measure the hydrodynamic forces acting on the KASS. The loading condition considered in this experiment is determined based on the draft, which was decreased by 5% for each loading condition. The smallest draft is 85% of the design draft. The static test as Oblique Towing Test (OTT), Circular Motion Test (CMT), Circular Motion Test with Drift (CMTD) is performed in the various loading conditions. First, the hydrodynamic forces in the Oblique Towing test (OTT) are compared with the result of other institutes. Second, the hydrodynamic forces in various drift angle, yaw rate and loading conditions are measured. Finally, the influence of the loading conditions on the hydrodynamic coefficient is discussed.