%0 Journal Article
%A Mannarini, Gianandrea
%A Coppini, Giovanni
%A Oddo, Paolo
%A Pinardi, Nadia
%T A Prototype of Ship Routing Decision Support System for an Operational Oceanographic Service
%J TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
%V 7
%N 1
%P 53-59
%D 2013
%U ./Article_A_Prototype_of_Ship_Routing_Decision_Mannarini,25,408.html
%X A prototype for an operational ship routing Decision Support System using time-dependent meteo-oceanographic fields is presented. The control variable is ship course, which is modified using a directional resolution of less than 27 degrees. The shortest path is recovered using a modified Dijkstra?s algorithm. Safety restrictions for avoiding surfriding and parametric rolling according to the guidelines of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are implemented. Numerical experiments tailored on a medium-size vessel are presented and perspectives of development of the system are outlined.
%@ 2083-6473
%R 10.12716/1001.07.01.06