An enhanced APF algorithm for complex obstacles and COLREGs in maritime navigation

• Main Author: Xu, Gao Yang
• Other Authors: Jiang Xudong
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Computer and Information Science; Artificial potential field; COLREGs; Path planning
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181890
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This research addresses the significant limitations of current environmental potential field (EPF) methods in maritime navigation, particularly the oversimplification of obstacles represented by basic geometric shapes, which leads to navigational inaccuracies. We propose an enhanced artificial po...