Review of Collision Avoidance and Path Planning Methods for Ships Utilizing Radar Remote Sensing

Abstract

The paper presents a comparative analysis of recent collision avoidance and real-time path planning algorithms for ships. Compared methods utilize radar remote sensing for target ships detection. Different recently introduced approaches are briefly described and compared. An emphasis is put on input data reception using a radar as a remote sensing device applied in order to detect moving obstacles such as encountered ships. The most promising methods are highlighted and their advantages and limitations are discussed. Concluding remarks include proposals of further research directions in the development of collision avoidance methods utilizing radar remote sensing.

Keywords

• collision avoidance
• radar
• real-time path planning
• ship navigation
• target detection