Models and Simulations of Ship Manoeuvring

Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to invite researchers and experts to contribute to a Special Issue focusing on “Models and Simulations of Ship Manoeuvring”. The development of models that are able to accurately reproduce the dynamic of the ship as well as its interaction with the environment has always been a classic topic of significant interest both to academia and marine industry. Mathematical models of ship manoeuvring are determinant for ship motion simulation, control and autonomous navigation. It is extremely important to have knowledge about the manoeuvring behaviour of the vessel in different navigational conditions in order to ensure a safe operation at sea. In other hand, the ship manoeuvring performance can be assessed with varying accuracy, effort and cost depending on the final application and due to these diverse types of methods can be used to describe the ship dynamics. Thus, we are announcing this Special Issue to direct attention to novel findings and advanced approaches on ship manoeuvring modelling and simulation. We are seeking papers from both academia and industry that contribute with scientific solutions to improve the models used for the manoeuvring simulation and performance assessment. We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics related to ship manoeuvring models and simulations, including but not limited to:

• Mathematical models for ship manoeuvring simulation;
• Full-scale manoeuvring trials and model tests;
• Manoeuvring models for dynamic positioning (DP);
• Manoeuvring in confined waters;
• Manoeuvring in waves;
• Ship berthing operation;
• Unmanned surface vessels;
• Path-following and trajectory-tracking;
• Guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for vessels;
• Autopilot models;
• Mathematical models of the environment (waves, currents, wind);
• Mathematical models for control forces and moments.

Dr. Lúcia Moreira
Guest Editor

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• ship manoeuvring
• guidance navigation and control systems
• ship model tests
• ship full-scale trials
• maritime autonomous vessels
• path-following
• navigation systems
• autopilot
• berthing