Artificial neural network controller for automatic ship berthing: challenges and opportunities

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Yaseen Adnan, Hannan, Mohammed Abdul, Kang, Hooi Siang
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2020
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/90761/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40868-020-00089-x

Ship berthing is a complicated manoeuvring process that demands precise control of the speed and course of an under-actuated system. As berthing involves low speed running of a ship under environmental disturbances with reduced manoeuvrability, a professional ship handler often faces difficulties in...