• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.75-84
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• 2023

Ships need to ensure safety during their navigation, which makes route determination highly important. It must be accompanied by a route following controller that can accurately follow the route. This study proposes a method for automatically generating the ship route based on deep reinforcement learning algorithm and following it using a route following controller. To generate a ship route, under keel clearance was applied to secure the ship's safety and navigation chart information was used to apply ship navigation related regulations. For the experiment, a target ship with a draft of 8.23 m was designated. The target route in this study was to depart from Busan port and arrive at the pilot boarding place of the Ulsan port. As a route following controller, a velocity type fuzzy P ID controller that could compensate for the limitation of a linear controller was applied. As a result of using the deep Q network, a route with a total distance of 62.22 km and 81 waypoints was generated. To simplify the route, the Douglas-Peucker algorithm was introduced to reduce the total distance to 55.67 m and the number of way points to 3. After that, an experiment was conducted to follow the path generated by the target ship. Experiment results revealed that the velocity type fuzzy P ID controller had less overshoot and fast settling time. In addition, it had the advantage of reducing the energy loss of the ship because the change in rudder angle was smooth. This study can be used as a basic study of route automatic generation. It suggests a method of combining ship route generation with the route following control.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.42-48
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• 2019

The significance of PNT information in the fourth industrial revolution is viewed differently in relation to the past. Autonomous vehicles, autonomous vessels, smart grids, and national infrastructure require sustainable and reliable services in addition to their high precision service. Satellite navigation system, which is the most representative system for providing PNT information, receive signals from satellites outside the earth so signal reception power is low and signal structures for civilian use are open to the public. Therefore, it is vulnerable to intentional and unintentional interference or hacking. Satellite navigation systems, which can easily acquire high performance of PNT information at low cost, require alternatives due to its vulnerability to the hacking. This paper proposed R-Mode (Ranging Mode) technology that utilizes currently operated navigation and communication infrastructure in terms of Signals of OPportunity (SoOP). For this, the Nationwide Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (NDGNSS), which currently gives a service of Medium Frequency (MF) navigation signal broadcasting, was used to validate the feasibility of a backup infrastructure in domestic maritime areas through simulation analysis.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.69-76
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• 2011

A test miner named MineRo was constructed for the purpose of shallow water test of mining performance. In June of 2009, the performance test was conducted in depth of 100 m, 5 km away from Hupo-port (Korean East Sea), to assess if the developed system is able to collect and lift manganese nodules from seafloor. In August of 2010, in-situ test of automatic path tracking control of MineRo was performed in depth of 120 m at the same site. For path tracking control, a localization algorithm determining MineRo's position on seabed is prerequisite. This study proposes an improved underwater navigation algorithm through estimation of MineRo's kinematic parameters. In general, the kinematic parameters such as track slips and slip angle are indirectly calculated using the position data from USBL (Ultra-Short Base Line) system and heading data from gyro sensors. However, the obtained data values are likely to be different from the real values, primarily due to the random noise of position data. The aim of this study is to enhance the reliability of the algorithm by measuring kinematic parameters, track slips and slip angle.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.566-573
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• 2014

This paper presents the results of an integrated navigation performance analysis for selecting the sensor of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) using Monte Carlo numerical simulation. An inertial measurement unit (IMU) and Doppler velocity log (DVL) are considered to build the integrated navigation system. The position error and price of the sensor are selected as performance indices to evaluate the volunteer integrated navigation systems. Monte-Carlo simulation is introduced to analyze the circular error probability (CEP) and its variance. Simulation results provide the proper sensor combination for integrated navigation in relation to the performance and price.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.93-99
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• 2013

This paper describes a robust algorithm for an integrated underwater navigation system based on VKF (velocity Kalman filter). The proposed approach relies on a VKF, augmented by the altitude from an echo-sounder-based switching architecture to yield robust performance, even when DVL (Doppler velocity log) exceeds the measurement range and the measured value cannot be valid. The proposed approach relies on three parts: 1) PINS (pure inertial navigation system), 2) VKF design, and 3) VKF-aided integrated navigation filter design. To evaluate the proposed method, we compare the results of the VKF-aided navigation system with the simulation result from a PINS and conventional INS-DVL method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.144-153
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• 2006

In order to take TC forecasts from different observatories into consideration, and make quantitative assessment and analysis for avoiding TC routes from the view of safety and cost, a new safe-economic decision making method of TC avoidance routing on ocean was put forward. This model is based on combining forecast of TC trace based on neural networks, technical method to determine the future TC wind and wave fields, technical method of fuzzy information optimization, risk analysis theory, and meteorological-economic decision making theory. It has applied to the simulation of MV Tianlihai's shipping on ocean. The result shows that the model can select the optimum plan from 7 plans, the selected plan is in accordance with the one selected by experienced captains.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.46 no.5
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• pp.392-399
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• 2022

With digitalization accelerated by the 4th industrial revolution, the marine traffic environment is also expected to change rapidly. The purpose of this study was to derive a new service for Aids to Navigation (AtoN) to respond to a new marine traffic environment and suggest service requirements from the perspective of the ship's operator. For this purpose, a survey of ship operators was conducted and IPA analysis was performed. Marine traffic intelligence and information services and Image-based ocean environment information services were deduced as high-priority services from the perspective of ship operators. Thus, the derived results can serve as basic data for developing new AtoN services and determining policy directions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.42-43
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• 2016

해양분야에 e-Navigation 전략이 도입되면서 안전한 항행 지원을 위해 기존의 제품을 재설계 하거나 새로운 제품 설계가 이루어지고 있다. 항행 지원에 소프트웨어시스템의 영향이 커지고 있기 때문에 안전하고 견고한 시스템의 설계는 매우 중요하며, 이를 위해 높은 품질의 확보가 필요하다. IMO에서는 이러한 제품 설계를 위해 적절한 품질을 보장하고 목적에 맞는 제품 설계에 대한 내용을 담고 있는 소프트웨어 품질 보증 및 인간 중심 설계 가이드라인을 공식 승인하였다. 가이드라인에서 품질 보증은 제품 품질, 데이터 품질, 사용상 품질을 만족할 것을 포함한다. 다양한 품질 속성을 만족하기 위해서는 품질 속성간의 우선순위화가 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 안전하고 견고한 소프트웨어 시스템을 위해 AHP기법을 이용하여 제품에 따른 품질 속성을 우선순위화 하고, 전 개발 단계에 걸쳐 품질 속성이 반영되고 평가 될 수 있도록 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2014.06a
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• pp.163-164
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 항만 입출항시 선박의 안전 강화를 위하여, 항만 PNT(Position, Navigation, and Timing) 수신 모듈의 예상 측위 정확도와 그 오차수준을 평가하여 사용자에게 제공하기 위한 해상 PNT 정보의 신뢰도 서비스 개념에 대해 다룬다. 국제해사기구(IMO)에서 요구하는 해양항법성능인 항만 입출항시의 측위정확도(Accuracy)와 무결성(Integrity), 그리고 가용성(Availability)을 충족하기 위한 성능 평가기법과 성능 검증방법에 대해 제시한다. 사용자 관점에서의 GPS 오차수준을 분석하기 위하여, 신뢰도 측정 및 평가를 위한 수평보호수준(HPL, Horizontal Protection Level)과 스탠포드 다이어그램 분석을 통한 평가를 실시하여, 신뢰도 측정지수를 기반으로 사용자에게 신뢰성 수준을 제공하기 위한 방안을 제시한다.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.345-352
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• 2017

Recently, a new port reserves deep water depth for safe navigation and mooring, following the trend of larger ship building. Larger port facilities include long and huge breakwaters, and mainly adopt vertical type considering low construction cost. A vertical breakwater creates stem waves combining inclined incident waves and reflected waves, and this causes maneuvering difficulty to the passing vessels, and erosion of shoreline with additional damages to berthing facilities. Thus, in this study, the researchers have investigated the response of stem waves at the vertical breakwater near the entrance channel and applied numerical models, which are commonly used for the analysis of wave response at the harbor design. The basic equation composing models here adopted both the linear parabolic approximation adding the nonlinear dispersion relationship and nonlinear parabolic approximation adding a linear dispersion relationship. To analyze the applicability of both models, the research compared the numerical results with the existing hydraulic model results. The gap of serial breakwaters and aligned angles caused more complicated stem wave generation and secondary stem wave was found through the breakwater gap. Those analyzed results should be applied to ship handling simulation studies at the approaching channels, along with the mooring test.