<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In narrow water channels, ship traffic may be affected by water flows and ship interactions. Studying their effects can help maritime authorities to establish appropriate management strategies. In this study, a two-lane cellular automation model is proposed. Further, the behavior of ship traffic is analyzed by setting different water flow velocities and considering ship interactions. Numerical experiment results show that the ship traffic density-flux relation is significantly different from the results obtained by classical models. Furthermore, due to ship interactions, the ship lane-change rate is influenced by the water flow to a certain degree.</p></abstract>

In narrow water channels, ship traffic may be affected by water flows and ship interactions. Studying their effects can help maritime authorities to establish appropriate management strategies. In this study, a two-lane cellular automation model is proposed. Further, the behavior of ship traffic is analyzed by setting different water flow velocities and considering ship interactions. Numerical experiment results show that the ship traffic density-flux relation is significantly different from the results obtained by classical models. Furthermore, due to ship interactions, the ship lane-change rate is influenced by the water flow to a certain degree.

Effect of Water Flows on Ship Traffic in Narrow Water Channels Based on Cellular Automata

Polish Maritime Research

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In narrow water channels, ship traffic may be affected by water flows and ship interactions. Studying their effects can help maritime authorities to establish...

Effect of Water Flows on Ship Traffic in Narrow Water Channels Based on Cellular Automata

Article Category: Special Issue Title: Marine Processes Studies And Marine Engineering

Published Online: Nov 22, 2017

Page range: 130 - 135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0115

Keywords
Narrow channel, Cellular automata, Simulation, Ship interaction

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Effect of Water Flows on Ship Traffic in Narrow Water Channels Based on Cellular Automata

Article Category: Special Issue Title: Marine Processes Studies And Marine Engineering

Published Online: Nov 22, 2017

Page range: 130 - 135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0115

KeywordsNarrow channel, Cellular automata, Simulation, Ship interaction

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Narrow channel, Cellular automata, Simulation, Ship interaction