Dynamic analysis of emergency evacuation in a rolling passenger ship using a two-layer social force model

S Fang, Z Liu, X Wang, Y Cao, Z Yang - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
It is vital to effectively quantify the human movement parameters in rolling ships to save lives
in maritime emergency and/or accidents. This study aims to develop a new two-layer social …

Characteristics analysis of intercontinental sea accidents using weighted association rule mining: Evidence from the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

D Huang, T Liang, S Hu, S Loughney, J Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
With the continuous growth of international trade and the number of ships, the pressure on
marine safety is increasing. To strengthen the efficiency and pertinence of accident …

Quantitative analysis of maritime piracy at global and regional scales to improve maritime security

Y Zhang, Y Zhai, S Fu, M Shi, X Jiang - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The shipping industry has long been hindered by piracy, which threatens the lives of the
crews of ships as well as maritime security. Understanding the characteristics of maritime …

Assessing the connectivity reliability of a maritime transport network: a case of imported crude oil in China

J Wang, X Wang, Y Feng, Y Cao, Z Guo… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Crude oil transportation is a vital component of the global energy supply, and the global
Crude Oil Maritime Transportation Network (COMTN) plays a crucial role as a carrier for …

COLREGs-compliant unmanned surface vehicles collision avoidance based on improved differential evolution algorithm

Z Xiao, X Lu, J Ning, D Liu - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
Unmanned surface vessel (USV) has a wide range of applications in oceanographic
research, resource development, environment detection, and security rescue due to its …

Real-time evacuation route optimization in the fire scenarios of cruise ships

L Liu, H Zhang, J Shi, J Geng - Simulation modelling practice and theory, 2023 - Elsevier
The optimization of evacuation routes for evacuees in fire scenarios on cruise ships directly
affects evacuation efficiency. A time-varying equivalent weight Dijkstra algorithm (TVEWDA) …

Investigation of pedestrian speed in formation evacuating in two specific water depths

X Li, H Yu, W Song, J Zhang - Safety science, 2024 - Elsevier
The implementation of a well-organized formation for evacuation plays a critical role in
ensuring the safety of individuals during flood events. To investigate the effectiveness of …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on human evacuation onboard passenger ships considering heeling angle and opposite directions

S Fang, Z Liu, X Wang, B Matellini, J Wang, Z Yang… - Ocean …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is crucial to understand the movement characteristics and behaviour of individuals during
ship emergencies for successful human evacuation on board ships. This study aimed to …

Analysis of Human Competitive Behavior on an Inclined Ship

S Fang, Z Liu, Y Jiang, Y Cao, X Wang… - ASCE-ASME Journal of …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
When a ship accident occurs, emergency evacuation of passengers in a shorter time is one
of the most effective means of reducing casualties. However, in addition to the ship …

A long short term memory network-based, global navigation satellite system/inertial navigation system for unmanned surface vessels

J Liu, A Achurra, C Zhang, A Bury… - Journal of Marine …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, research on unmanned surface vessels has entered a new phase,
demanding the increased accuracy and reliability of integrated navigation and positioning …