Development of Ship Route-Planning Algorithm Based on Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree (RRT*) Using Designated Space

Ship route planning is a crucial activity that must consider not only the safety of the ship but also the safe passage of nearby ships in the same space and time. This study aims to provide general route-planning guidance to shipping traffic by improving conventional sampling-based route-planning al...

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Main Authors: Da-un Jang, Joo-sung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/12/1800
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description Ship route planning is a crucial activity that must consider not only the safety of the ship but also the safe passage of nearby ships in the same space and time. This study aims to provide general route-planning guidance to shipping traffic by improving conventional sampling-based route-planning algorithms in accordance with the maritime environment from a ship operator’s perspective. The obstacle safety margin in a marine environment can be reflected in a binary image map space based on an electronic navigational chart. Consequently, an initial route was created using the probabilistic road map (PRM) algorithm in the configured map space to increase the speed of the conventional sampling-based route-planning algorithm. Based on the initial route created, a designated space—that is, a multi-elliptical area—was created to limit the route-search range. After searching the final route in the designated space based on the rapidly-exploring random tree (RRT*) algorithm, optimal route planning could be achieved by generating a collision-free space graph to remove unnecessary nodes from the searched final route. The simulation results showed that the route was shortened by approximately 33.7 km compared with the conventional RRT* algorithm, and the calculation time was shortened by approximately 2.5 times.
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spelling doaj.art-cb518eb1529043ed804022a516662a682023-11-24T15:54:33ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122022-11-011012180010.3390/jmse10121800Development of Ship Route-Planning Algorithm Based on Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree (RRT*) Using Designated SpaceDa-un Jang0Joo-sung Kim1Graduate School of Maritime Transportation System, Mokpo National Maritime University, Mokpo 58628, Republic of KoreaDivision of Navigation Science, Mokpo National Maritime University, Mokpo 58628, Republic of KoreaShip route planning is a crucial activity that must consider not only the safety of the ship but also the safe passage of nearby ships in the same space and time. This study aims to provide general route-planning guidance to shipping traffic by improving conventional sampling-based route-planning algorithms in accordance with the maritime environment from a ship operator’s perspective. The obstacle safety margin in a marine environment can be reflected in a binary image map space based on an electronic navigational chart. Consequently, an initial route was created using the probabilistic road map (PRM) algorithm in the configured map space to increase the speed of the conventional sampling-based route-planning algorithm. Based on the initial route created, a designated space—that is, a multi-elliptical area—was created to limit the route-search range. After searching the final route in the designated space based on the rapidly-exploring random tree (RRT*) algorithm, optimal route planning could be achieved by generating a collision-free space graph to remove unnecessary nodes from the searched final route. The simulation results showed that the route was shortened by approximately 33.7 km compared with the conventional RRT* algorithm, and the calculation time was shortened by approximately 2.5 times.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/12/1800route planningsampling-based algorithmbinary imageprobabilistic roadmaprapidly-exploring random treemulti-ellipse space
spellingShingle Da-un Jang
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Development of Ship Route-Planning Algorithm Based on Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree (RRT*) Using Designated Space
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
route planning
sampling-based algorithm
binary image
probabilistic roadmap
rapidly-exploring random tree
multi-ellipse space
title Development of Ship Route-Planning Algorithm Based on Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree (RRT*) Using Designated Space
title_full Development of Ship Route-Planning Algorithm Based on Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree (RRT*) Using Designated Space
title_fullStr Development of Ship Route-Planning Algorithm Based on Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree (RRT*) Using Designated Space
title_full_unstemmed Development of Ship Route-Planning Algorithm Based on Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree (RRT*) Using Designated Space
title_short Development of Ship Route-Planning Algorithm Based on Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree (RRT*) Using Designated Space
title_sort development of ship route planning algorithm based on rapidly exploring random tree rrt using designated space
topic route planning
sampling-based algorithm
binary image
probabilistic roadmap
rapidly-exploring random tree
multi-ellipse space
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/12/1800
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