%0 Journal Article
%A Wei, Shao
%A Zhou, Peilin
%T Development of a 3D Dynamic Programming Method for Weather Routing
%J TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
%V 6
%N 1
%P 79-85
%D 2012
%U ./Article_Development_of_a_3D_Dynamic_Programming_Wei,21,337.html
%X This paper presents a novel forward dynamic programming method for weather routing to minimize ship fuel consumption during a voyage. Compared with the traditional two dimensional dynamic programming (2DDP) methods which only optimize the ship's heading, while the engine power or propeller rotation speed are set as a constant throughout the voyage, this new method considers both the ship power setting and heading control. A float state technique is used to reduce the iteration on the process of optimization for computing time saving. This new method could lead to a real global-optimal routing in a comparison with a tradition weather routing method which results in a sub-optimal routing.
%@ 2083-6473