Department of Maritime Simulation Bartosz Muczyński
Title: Areas of emergency maneuvers and the navigational risk of accidents in fairways due to ship technical failures determined by the ship movement simulation method
Author/Authors: Stanisław Gucma, Rafał Gralak, Bartosz Muczyński
Place of publication: Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie, vol.61(133)2020, pp. 39-47
Year: 2020
Keywords: navigational risk in fairways, consequences of navigational accidents, areas and speed of emergency maneuvers,ship movement, simulation method, technical failures
Abstract: The identification of navigational risks of accidents in fairways is a basic principle for the construction or modernization of waterways in restricted waters and when the conditions of safe operation change. The estimation of navigational risk requires the evaluation of the consequences of accidents occurring in fairways: grounding, impact against a vertical shore, port/offshore structure or moored ship. When determining the consequences of these accidents, it is necessary to know the emergency maneuvering area and the speed of the ship at the time of the accident. The
method of ship movement simulation in real time was used to determine the parameters of emergency maneuvering areas and the speed of vessels during the maneuvers. The results of the simulation experiment include full form vessels
(bulk carriers, tankers) with a capacity ranging from 5,000 DWT to 100,000 DWT. The presented results of simulation tests enabled the evaluation of probability and consequences of ships’ accidents in fairways resulting from technical
failures of ships’ steering equipment, allowing to assess the navigational risk for ships sailing through different types of fairways (approach channels, port entrances and inner port fairways).
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Title: Laser-based aid systems for berthing and docking
Author/Authors: Marko Perkovič, Lucjan Gucma, Mateusz Bilewski, Bartosz Muczyński, Franc Dimc, Blaž
Luin, Peter Vidmar, Vivien Lorenčič, Milan Batista
Place of publication: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, vol.8, issue 5
Year: 2020
Keywords: container ship; precise positioning; portable pilot unit; gyro error; container terminal; berthing and docking; LiDAR scanner; STS crane
Abstract: The berthing of an ultra large ship is always a difficult issue and becomes yet more complex when vessels must be handled in restricted manoeuvring areas of limited depth, exposed to a forceful crosswind, or manoeuvring in a strong current, or all three. The final approaching manoeuvre and precise positioning
is particularly demanding at container terminals where many STS cranes are located along the quay, seriously limiting margin for error in the process of mooring a ship, especially when the cranes are located nearby a bridge wing or at the very edge of the pier. In order to avoid collisions, the final manoeuvre (side-push) must be fully controlled; the ship’s orientation must be parallel with the quay while maintaining the minimum lateral approaching velocity without significantly shifting the vessel longitudinally. The mooring of a Ro-Ro vessel is occasionally even more challenging: a precise docking manoeuvre is normally executed without any towing assistance. In this paper low cost laser-based berthing and docking systems developed for the ports of Koper and Swinousce are presented and several berthing manoeuvres are analysed and compared with the most commonly used GNSS-based navigational aid system portable pilot units (PPU).
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DOI: 10.3390/jmse8050346
Title: Conditions for the location of a universal LNG tanker berth designed for the port of Świnoujście
Author/Authors: Stanisław Gucma, Maciej Gucma, Rafał Gralak, Marcin Przywarty, Bartosz Muczyński
Place of publication: Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin
Year: 2019
Keywords: universal LNG discharge berth, waterway optimization simulation method
Abstract: This article describes the methodology to design a universal berth for LNG discharge from tankers with a
wide cargo capacity range of 500 m3 to 220,000 m3. Based on a waterway optimization simulation, the methodology has been used to determine parameters of the designed universal cargo handling berth located in the port of
Świnoujście.
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DOI: 10.17402/326
Title: A simulation method for the determining the minimum pull of tugs assisting in port manoeuvres
Author/Authors: Stanisław Gucma, Maciej Gucma, Rafał Gralak, Mateusz Bilewski, Bartosz Muczyński
Place of publication: Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie, 57(129)2019, pp. 49-55
Year: 2019
Keywords: port manoeuvring, simulation of ship movement, manoeuvring safety, tug assistance, determination, minimum safe pull
Abstract: The article presents a simulation method for determining the minimum safe pull of tugs assisting in port
manoeuvres. The method can be used to determine the relationship between the minimum safe pull, understood as the tension on the line, of the assisting tugs and the overall length, cargo capacity or net capacity of ships manoeuvring in
a given port under allowable hydrometeorological conditions. The method was verified through simulated tests of gas tankers’ entry, turning and berthing at the LNG terminal of Świnoujście.
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Title: Universal Simulation Method for Determination the Maneuverability of Ferry on the Example of Ystad Port
Author/Authors: L.Gucma, R.Gralak, B.Muczyński, M.Przywarty
Place of publication: Annual of Navigation
Year: 2018
Keywords: maneuverability, maneuvering safety,traffic engineering, ferry, simulation.
Abstract: The paper describes a universal simulation method used by the authors to determine the con-ditions of safe
operation of sea ferries, in terms of marine traffic engineering. The assumptions, simulation experiment and results are described on the example of the m/f Mazovia manoeuvring in the Port of Ystad. Carried out and described in
the article simulation study using the present method was aimed to determine the possibility of adapting the propulsion and steering systems of the ferry including: -determination of the wind limits in the Port of Ystad in terms of
Mazovia ferry operation; -assessment of the maneuvering safety in a port area and determination of conditions of safe operation with present propulsion and steering systems; -determination of the possibility of adapting the propulsion
and steering systems to meet the requirements of the shipowner for the economically efficient and safe operation of the ferry.
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Title: A method for the approximation of oil binder fall trajectory
Author/Authors: Marcin Przywarty, Bartosz Muczyński, Mateusz Bilewski
Place of publication: Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin
Year: 2018
Keywords: oil binders, oil spill handling, BioBind, natural experiment, sea operation, approximation
Abstract: The following paper presents a novel method for approximating the fall trajectories of small, lightweight oil binders, used during oil spill clean-up operation at sea. Due to the weight, size and shape of the binders, the fall trajectory is highly dependent on the direction and strength of the wind, as well as the rotations and positions of individual
binders when dropped. Since a large quantity of tightly packed binders are dropped at once, it is highly inconvenient to calculate the precise trajectory of each binder when its exact initial rotation and position inside the container
are not known. The aim of this study is to predict the exact moment and position of the drop, as well as the oil binders’ spread, considering wind conditions, airplane velocity and height.
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DOI: 10.17402/264
Title: Optimization of the parameters of the Swinoujscie outer container port
Author/Authors: Stanisław Gucma, Rafał Gralak, Marcin Przywarty, Bartosz Muczyński
Place of publication: Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin
Year: 2018
Keywords: optimization, ships traffic, Simulation method, seaport parameters, container port, safety of manoeuvring
Abstract: The article presents an original two-stage simulation method for the optimization of seaport parameters.
Presentation of the method is based on example of parameter optimization of the outer container port in Świnoujście. Presented method uses two limitations of the objective function related to safety of manoeuvring and mooring of ships.
It consist of two stages, first one is carried out for the parameters defined in the preliminary stage of design. On the basis of results from this stage, layout and other parameters of port waterways can be adjusted to satisfy assumed safety criteria. The second stage uses the parameters established in the first stage. It allows for small adjustments which will not change the safety of manoeuvring. The result of second stage is optimal parameters of the examined port waterways.
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DOI: 10.17402/274
Author/Authors of Chapter: The Visual System in a DP Simulator at Maritime University of Szczecin, str. 221-224.
Title of monograph: Marine Navigation. Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
Author/Authors: P.Zalewski, R.Gralak, B.Muczynski, M.Bilewski
Place of publication: Taylor & Francis Group
Year: 2017
Keywords: DP, Unity
Abstract: The paper presents the visual system designed in Maritime University of Szczecin in conformance to the Nautical Institute’s requirements of Dynamic Positioning (DP) simulator class B. The specific functionalities and capabilities of this visual system connected to a DP advanced trainer of Kongsberg K-Pos type has been described.
ISBN 978-1-138-29762-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315099132
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Title: Extended framework for usability testing in e-Navigation system
Author/Authors: Paweł Zalewski, Bartosz Muczyński
Place of publication: TransNav - The International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea
Transportation, vol. 10 no.1, pp. 43-48
Year: 2016
Keywords: ECDIS, e-Navigation Concept, e-Navigation Implementation, e-Navigation Strategy, e-Navigation, Usability
Testing
Abstract: The paper presents the framework of usability testing of ECDIS equipment based on the IMO’s Guidelines on Software Quality Assurance and Human-centred Design for e-Navigation. By incorporating the eye tracking techniques into the procedure it was possible to measure the visual attention distribution and the cognitive work-load. The presented method could be used to evaluate usability of every e-navigation system, which is necessary to ensure that the seafarers are able to successfully perform primary operations of systems upgraded with e-navigation functions, regardless of the
type and specifications of the system and users’ knowledge and experience with the system. The initial results are presented and discussed as the study is still ongoing.
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Title: Application of Markov chains to a navigator visual attention model
Author/Authors: Bartosz Muczyński, Maciej Gucma, Mateusz Bilewski
Place of publication: Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie, vol. 46(118)2016, pp. 95-100
Year: 2016
Keywords: navigation, eye tracking, usability studies, stochastic model, marine simulator, Markov chains
Abstract: This paper presents initial results from a series of eye-tracking experiments on a Full Mission Bridge simulator. The aim of this research was to develop a stochastic model of a navigator’s attention distribution during their
navigational watch. Such model could be used as a tool for workload and usability studies for navigators and navigational equipment interfaces. A structure of the model is discussed together with the evaluation of Markov chains as a main modelling tool. Initial results are presented and discussed. It is suggested that 1st order Markov chains are not fully applicable for this problem. A combination of the 1st and higher-order Markov chains will be applied in the next stage of research.
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Title: Concept of an augmented virtuality marine simulator
Author/Authors: Rafał Gralak, Bartosz Muczyński, Robert Terczyński
Place of publication: Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie, vol. 45 (117) 2016, pp. 60-68
Year: 2016
Keywords: eye tracking, augmented virtuality, marine simulator, motion capture, biometrics, technology
Abstract: This paper presents the assumptions for the concept of a full mission ship’s bridge simulator prototype using
innovative augmented virtuality technology. A description of a possible development process is provided as well as two potential applications in the field of marine simulation: operator motion tracking techniques, MoCap, which
entails interacting with the environment and generating of synthetic images via HUD; and implementation of the latest technology, data gathering and analysis methods, which would replace current visualization methods and equipment used
in maritime simulators.
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