Calculation of parameters for altering the ship’s course at sea using Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

During ship manoeuvring and course alteration, the trajectory of ship or the time of ship's turning which remarkably affect safety and effectiveness of navigation depends on ship's factor, meteorological factor and control factor. Simulation commonly is applied for methods used for calculating the ship's trajectory. However, these computed results which are only applied for simulated cases or for certain external affected conditions are not reliable enough for navigation officers to predict the ship's turning index in practical situations. In this article, authors propose the model for calculating the ship's course alteration by applying artificial neural network in order to assist navigation officers making decision of manoeuvring ship safely and effectively, especially in emergency situations.