<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper presents a multi-objective deterministic method of weather routing for sailing vessels. Depending on a particular purpose of sailboat weather routing, the presented method makes it possible to customize the criteria and constraints so as to fit a particular user’s needs. Apart from a typical shortest time criterion, safety and comfort can also be taken into account. Additionally, the method supports dynamic weather data: in its present version short-term, mid-term and long-term term weather forecasts are used during optimization process. In the paper the multi-objective optimization problem is first defined and analysed. Following this, the proposed method solving this problem is described in detail. The method has been implemented as an online SailAssistance application. Some representative examples solutions are presented, emphasizing the effects of applying different criteria or different values of customized parameters.</p></abstract>

The paper presents a multi-objective deterministic method of weather routing for sailing vessels. Depending on a particular purpose of sailboat weather routing, the presented method makes it possible to customize the criteria and constraints so as to fit a particular user’s needs. Apart from a typical shortest time criterion, safety and comfort can also be taken into account. Additionally, the method supports dynamic weather data: in its present version short-term, mid-term and long-term term weather forecasts are used during optimization process. In the paper the multi-objective optimization problem is first defined and analysed. Following this, the proposed method solving this problem is described in detail. The method has been implemented as an online SailAssistance application. Some representative examples solutions are presented, emphasizing the effects of applying different criteria or different values of customized parameters.

Multi-Objective Weather Routing of Sailing Vessels

Polish Maritime Research

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The paper presents a multi-objective deterministic method of weather routing for sailing vessels. Depending on a particular purpose of sailboat weather...

Multi-Objective Weather Routing of Sailing Vessels

Publié en ligne: 13 janv. 2018

Pages: 10 - 17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0130

Mots clés
sailing vessels, weather routing, weather forecast, comfort, penalty

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Multi-Objective Weather Routing of Sailing Vessels

Publié en ligne: 13 janv. 2018

Pages: 10 - 17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0130

Mots cléssailing vessels, weather routing, weather forecast, comfort, penalty

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
sailing vessels, weather routing, weather forecast, comfort, penalty