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Optimal Ship Route Planning in Coastal Sea Considering Safety and Efficiency (안전과 효율을 고려한 연안 내 선박의 최적 항로 계획)

  • Lee, Won-Hee;Choi, Gwang-Hyeok;Ham, Seung-Ho;Kim, Tae-wan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2019.05a
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    • pp.38-39
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    • 2019
  • Optimal route planning is the route planning to minimize voyage time or fuel consumption in a given ocean environment. Unlike the previous studies on weather routing, this study proposes an optimization method for the route planning to avoid the grounding risk in the coast. The route way-points were searched using Dijkstra algorithm, and then the optimization was performed to minimize fuel consumption by setting the optimization design parameter to the engine rpm. To set the engine rpm, a method to use the fixed rpm from the departure point to the destination point, and a method to use the rpm for each section by dividing the route were used. The ocean environmental factors considered for route planning were wind, wave, and current, and the depth information was utilized to compute grounding risk. The proposed method was applied to the ship passing between Mokpo and Jeju, and then it was confirmed that fuel consumption was reduced by comparing the optimum route and the past navigated route.

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Development of 3D Terrain Visualization for Navigation Simulation using a Unity 3D Development Tool

  • Shin, Il-Sik;Beirami, Mohammadamin;Cho, Seok-Je;Yu, Yung-Ho
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.39 no.5
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    • pp.570-576
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    • 2015
  • 3D visualization of navigation simulation is to visualize the environment conditions (e.g. nearby ships, dynamic characteristics, environment, terrain, etc) for any users on ships at sea. Realistic 3D visualization enables the users to be immersed to it and guarantees the reliability of the simulation. In particular, terrain visualization contains many virtual objects, so it is time and cost-intensive for object modelling. This paper proposes a 3D terrain visualization method that can be realized in a short time and with low cost by using the Unity 3D development tool. The 3D terrain visualization system requires bathymetric and elevation terrains, and Aids to Navigations (AtoNs) to be realized. It also needs to include 3D visualization objects including bridges, buildings and port facilities for more accurate simulation. Bathymetric and AtoN elements are acquired from ENC, and the elevation element is acquired from SRTM v4.1 digital elevation chart database developed by NASA. Then, the bathymetric and elevation terrains are generated, and the satellite images are superposed by using this terrain information. The longitudinal and latitudinal information of the AtoNs are converted to the 3-axis information to position the AtoN locations. The 3D objects such as bridges, buildings and port facilities are generated and the terrain visualization is completed. The proposed method realizes more realistic 3D terrain visualization of Busan Port.

Survey and Analysis of User Opinion for the Review and Modernization of GMDSS and Implementation of e-Navigation (GMDSS 현대화 검토와 e-Navigation 이행을 위한 이용자 의견 조사 분석)

  • Lee, Bo-Kyeong;Kong, Gil-Young;Kim, Dae-Hae;Cho, Ik-Soon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.381-388
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    • 2015
  • Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) equipment and Electronic Chart Display & Information System (ECDIS) are typical equipment which help seafarers to obtain information for ship's safe navigation. In this study, a survey on using of GMDSS equipment and ECDIS was conducted on a total of 260 ship masters and crew who have been working on ocean-going vessels. The subjects were asked about the usage, and level and reason of satisfaction or dissatisfaction of GMDSS equipment and ECDIS, the leading navigational system from which they receive information. The survey showed that the third- and fourth-most frequently used equipment, MF/HF and INMARSAT (telex), were deemed to be the second- and third-most useless equipment. It means that the frequency of device usage is not proportionate to the level of navigational safety. Especially, 'ease of device use (42.3%)' and 'necessity of the provided information (50%)' were highlighted as factors increasing the level of satisfaction with the system. The survey result shows that ship safety cannot be realized by only adopting advanced systems, technology and services. It emphasizes the need to consider the level of 'accessibility and appropriateness of the information' and 'ease of device use'. Discussions implemented by the IMO on various policies and regulations are aimed at securing ship safety. In order to achieve the goal, such institutions should be validated by end-users and relevant studies should be conducted.

Study on Development of Surge-Tide-Wave Coupling Numerical Model for Storm Surge Prediction (해일-조석-파랑을 결합한 폭풍해일 수치모델 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Jong-Kil;Kim, Myung-Kyu;Kim, Dong-Cheol;Yoon, Jong-Sung
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.33-44
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    • 2013
  • IIn this study, a wave-surge-tide coupling numerical model was developed to consider nonlinear interaction. Then, this model was applied and calculations were made for a storm surge on the southeast coast. The southeast coast was damaged by typhoon "Maemi" in 2003. In this study, we used a nearshore wind wave model called SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore). In addition, the Meyer model was used for the typhoon model, along with an ocean circulation model called POM (Princeton Ocean Model). The wave-surge-tide coupling numerical model could calculate exact parameters when each model was changed to consider the nonlinear interaction.

A Study on Information System of MarNIS (MarNIS 정보체계에 대한 고찰)

  • Kim, Hye-Jin;Kim, Sun-Young;Lee, Moon-Jin;Hwang, Ho-Jin
    • Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.121-126
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    • 2007
  • 지난해 국제해사기구 (IMO)의 MSC 는 NAV 및 COMSAR 전문위원회에 E-Navigation 에 대한 전략 개발을 지시하였다. 효율적이고 안전한 선박 운항을 위한 E-navigation 서비스 구현을 위해서 해상 정보와 정보체계에 대한 이해가 선행되어야한다. 본 연구에서는 현재 범유럽적 차원에서 진행 중인 MarNIS 의 정보체계와 정보 에이전트에 대해서 살펴보았다. MarNIS 는 에이전트의 정보 창구로서의 Single Window와 각 시스템 말단에서 데이터 변환기로서의 MarNIS 노드에 의해 범유럽의 해상정보체계를 수립하고 있다. 정보 에이전트들이 계층적으로 구조화되고 통합된 해상 정보체계를 기반으로 각종 해상정보를 종합 분석하여 해상교통 지원 서비스와 해상안전 지원 서비스를 구현할 수 있다.

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A Study on Establishing Infrastructure for Research Cooperation in the Tropical Pacific (적도태평양 도서국과의 협력 활성화를 위한 연구 인프라 구축)

  • Kwon, Moon-Sang;Lee, Seung-Ryul;Choi, Kwang-Sik
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.351-353
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    • 2013
  • Until recently, Pacific equatorial tropical island states were subject of only very limited interest by scientists, government officials, industry and policy makers of Korea. And, comprehensive information and data on these island regions is not very detailed to help better understand their social backgrounds as well as their natural environment. However, these island regions are now in the middle of diplomatic tug-of-war among super powers as well as becoming nucleus of various science-based ocean issues including marine biodiversity, shifting ecosystem, global environmental change including sea level rise and ocean acidification, fisheries, etc. Therefore, rising political and scientific importance of these areas call for better understanding of these regions, in social aspects as well as natural scientific knowledge of the region. To be provocatively prepared to more actively role in these regions, "A study on Establishing Research Infrastructures in the Tropical Pacific" has been supported during 2012-2013 as a mission-oriented in-house project of the KIOST. This project aims to provide various research infrastructure for Pacific island states, to reinforce cooperation with these nations, and to enhance Korea's national prestige. This special issue contains 10 research articles based on the studies conducted in 2012~2013.

Development of KML conversion technology of ENCs (전자해도의 KML 변환기술 개발)

  • Oh, Se-Woong;Park, Jong-Min;Lee, Moon-Jin;Ko, Hyun-Joo
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.9-15
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    • 2011
  • IMO adopt the revision of SOLAS convention on requirement systems for ECDIS and considered an ECDIS as the major system for E-Navigation strategy on marine transportation safety and environment protection. ENC(Electronic Navigational Chart) as the base map of ECDIS is considered as a principal information infrastructure that is essential for navigation tasks. Because ENCs are not easy to utilize for being encoded according to ISO/IEC 8211 file format, used for navigational purpose mainly, it's required to utilize in parts of Marine GIS and various marine application. In this paper, we developed KML conversion technology for ENC application. In details, we analyzed data model and encoding method of ENC, schema structure and data file of KML. Based on this results, we developed the program of KML conversion of ENCs.

Developing the tidal flat information system using satellite images and GIS

  • Yi, Hi-Il;Shin, Dong-Hyuk;Jo, Myung-Hee;Kim, Hyoung-Sub;Shin, Dong-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.1018-1020
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    • 2003
  • The costal area where takes up over 32% in domestic teritory is considered as very importantly because it has not only economic facilities such as harbor and an industrial complex but also recreation facilities. Moreover, the tidal flat area has been used as culture ponds and salt farms because this area is occupied by various oceanic species. Also, the tidal flat area has played an important role to purify ocean pollution and maintain an ecosystem. However, the costal ecosystem has seriously threatened by domestic reclamation projects and a large-scale tide embankment during recent 10 years in Korea. This serious problem results in loosing 34%(810$km^2$) of the entire domestic costal area. In this paper, the micro-landform in the tidal flat area, which is called as Garolim bay in Korea, is classified by using Landsat TM images also verified through a filed report. Through the result of this, the tidal flat area is expected to manage efficiently especially through analyzing sediment environment and characteristic of grain size by using satellite images.

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A Process-centric Simulation Modeling Method Improving Product, Process, and Facility Information Representation Method (제품, 공정, 설비 정보 표현 방법을 개선한 공정 중심 시뮬레이션 모델링 방법)

  • Baek, Seon-Jung;Oh, Daekyun;Lee, Dong Kun;Lee, Philippe;Ryu, Cheolho;Woo, Jong Hun;Jeong, Yong-Kuk
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.421-431
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    • 2017
  • A process-centric simulation modeling method has been proposed to define a shipbuilding simulation model. Existing modeling methods have limitations for expressing various production information for a shipyard. The advanced process-centric modeling method proposed in this paper offers an improvement, effectively representing production information and constraints for a shipyard. To achieve this, a method and diagram components to define a process-centric simulation model in detail have been suggested. The modeling method can assign priorities when multiple products and facilities are assigned to the process. And layer concept was applied to express simulation model with hierarchical structure. To verify the effectiveness of the modeling method, comparative analysis has been performed and the actual shipbuilding process has been modeled using the proposed method. When a single facility was used for various purposes, we found that the proposed method was more advantageous than existing methods. As a result, it was possible to express constraints and flows that were difficult to identify with existing process-centric simulation modeling methods, and the methods were improved for use in shipyard production planning verification simulations.