<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A grey box framework is applied to model ship maneuvering by using a reference model (RM) and a support vector machine (SVM) (RM-SVM). First, the nonlinear characteristics of the target ship are determined using the RM and the similarity rule. Then, the linear SVM adaptively fits the errors between acceleration variables of RM and target ship. Finally, the accelerations of the target ship are predicted using RM and linear SVM. The parameters of the RM are known and conveniently acquired, thus avoiding the modeling process. The SVM has the advantages of fast training, quick simulation, and no overfitting. Testing and validation are conducted using the ship model test data. The test case reveals the practicability of the RF-SVM based modeling method, while the validation cases confirm the generalization ability of the grey box framework.</p></abstract>

A grey box framework is applied to model ship maneuvering by using a reference model (RM) and a support vector machine (SVM) (RM-SVM). First, the nonlinear characteristics of the target ship are determined using the RM and the similarity rule. Then, the linear SVM adaptively fits the errors between acceleration variables of RM and target ship. Finally, the accelerations of the target ship are predicted using RM and linear SVM. The parameters of the RM are known and conveniently acquired, thus avoiding the modeling process. The SVM has the advantages of fast training, quick simulation, and no overfitting. Testing and validation are conducted using the ship model test data. The test case reveals the practicability of the RF-SVM based modeling method, while the validation cases confirm the generalization ability of the grey box framework.

Ship Maneuvering Prediction Using Grey Box Framework via Adaptive RM-SVM with Minor Rudder

Polish Maritime Research

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A grey box framework is applied to model ship maneuvering by using a reference model (RM) and a support vector machine (SVM) (RM-SVM). First, the nonlinear...

Ship Maneuvering Prediction Using Grey Box Framework via Adaptive RM-SVM with Minor Rudder

Published Online: Oct 18, 2019

Page range: 115 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2019-0052

Keywords
ship maneuvering, reference model, linear support vector machine, grey box framework, similarity rule

© 2019 Bin Mei et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Ship Maneuvering Prediction Using Grey Box Framework via Adaptive RM-SVM with Minor Rudder

Published Online: Oct 18, 2019

Page range: 115 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2019-0052

Keywordsship maneuvering, reference model, linear support vector machine, grey box framework, similarity rule

© 2019 Bin Mei et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
ship maneuvering, reference model, linear support vector machine, grey box framework, similarity rule