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Weather Routing System Architecture Using Onboard Data Collection and Route Optimisation

Abstract

This paper describes the architecture of a weather routing system consisting of two key elements: onboard monitoring and route optimiser sub-systems. The former is responsible for collecting various onboard measurements, such as current ship position or ship motion variables. These data, when gathered and processed, are then used for fine-tuning a ship model. The model, together with weather forecasts, is utilised by a multi-objective route optimiser to estimate forecasted ship responses during the voyage. The route optimiser has been developed in a client-server architecture to reallocate all necessary high-tech resources to the server side and keep the client software as simple and light as possible. The system also includes a module responsible for optimising transmission costs, to reduce onboard transmission during the voyage. The entire solution has been deployed onboard the demonstrator ship ‘Monte da Guia’ and tested during its operations at sea.

Keywords:

system architecture, weather routing, onboard data monitoring, route optimisation, data transmission optimisation

Details

Issue
Vol. 29 No. 2 (2022)
Section
Latest Articles
Published
08-08-2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2022-0020
Licencja:
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Authors

  • Joanna Szłapczyńska

    Gdynia Maritime University, Faculty of Navigation, Poland
  • Roberto Vettor

    Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Rafał Szłapczyński

    Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Poland
  • Mirosław Łącki

    Gdynia Maritime University, Faculty of Navigation, Poland
  • Marcin Życzkowski

    Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Poland
  • Miguel A. Hinostroza

    Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Fernando P. Santos

    Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Wojciech Tycholiz

    NavSim sp. z .o.o, Poland
  • C. Guedes Soares

    Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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