Abstract
Marine traffic conflict is an undesirable event of near misses between two moving vessels. Conflicts occur frequently in port waters and thus result in safety concerns as well as congestion and delays. A conflict between two vessels can be predicted via evaluating the relative positions of the vessels’ domains. This chapter proposes an algorithm to predict likely conflicts multi-links-ahead before vessels actually encounter. A simulation model has been developed as a platform for implementation of conflict prediction in a dynamic traffic environment. An application of the model is demonstrated with the Port of Singapore. Simulation results show that an efficient and proper prediction would be two or three links ahead, and thus enables sufficient time for navigators to take evasive maneuvers.
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Li, Q., Lam, J.S.L., Fan, H.S.L. (2014). Multi-link-ahead Conflicts Prediction in Dynamic Seaport Environments. In: Cai, Y., Goei, S. (eds) Simulations, Serious Games and Their Applications. Gaming Media and Social Effects. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-32-0_5
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