Evaluating determinants of attractiveness and their cause-effect relationships for container ports in Taiwan: users’ perspectives

The attractiveness of ports is usually a pre-requisite and necessary condition for ports to achieve competitiveness, as well as the springboard to explore the competitive advantages of ports. To determine whether a port is competitive, it is necessary to explore whether it boasts certain factors that make the port attractive to users. The main purpose of this article is to apply the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method and the Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) technique to evaluate key determinants of attractiveness and their cause/effect relationships for container ports in Taiwan. The empirical results showed that: (1) Top six determinates of attractiveness for container ports are ‘ample cargo sources,’ ‘favorable port charges,’ ‘dense ship network and routes,’ ‘low transshipment costs,’ ‘efficient wharf operations,’ and ‘adequate wharfs and back-line land,’ respectively. (2) Among the above six determinants of attractiveness, ‘ample cargo sources’ is the cause determinant. Three determinants of port attractiveness, ‘favorable port charges,’ ‘dense ship network and routes,’ ‘low transshipment costs,’ which are the effect determinants. They are affected by the determinants of attractiveness of ‘ample cargo sources’. In addition, this study discusses the above findings and expects to provide the study results to Taiwan’s port authorities for reference.     

基于深度强化学习的智能船舶航迹跟踪控制

[目的]智能船舶的航迹跟踪控制问题往往面临着控制环境复杂、控制器稳定性不高以及大量的算法计算等问题。为实现对航迹跟踪的精准控制,提出一种引入深度强化学习技术的航向控制器。[方法]首先,结合视线(LOS)算法制导,以船舶的操纵特性和控制要求为基础,将航迹跟踪问题建模成马尔可夫决策过程,设计其状态空间、动作空间、奖励函数;然后,使用深度确定性策略梯度(DDPG)算法作为控制器的实现,采用离线学习方法对控制器进行训练;最后,将训练完成的控制器与BP-PID控制器进行对比研究,分析控制效果。[结果]仿真结果表明,设计的深度强化学习控制器可以从训练学习过程中快速收敛达到控制要求,训练后的网络与BP-PID控制器相比跟踪迅速,具有偏航误差小、舵角变化频率小等优点。[结论]研究成果可为智能船舶航迹跟踪控制提供参考。     

Local joint flexibility of tubular X-joints stiffened with external ring or external plates

In the present paper, the Local Joint Flexibility (LJF) of the ring-stiffened X-joints and plate-stiffened X-joints under compressive load is investigated. In the first phase, a finite element (FE) model was generated and verified with the results of available experimental tests and equations. In the next phase, a set number of 234 FE models were created to evaluate the role of the external ring size (β_r and τ_r), the external plate size (β_p and τ_p), and the connection geometry (γ, τ, and β) on the LJF factor (f_LJF). In these FE models, the weld connecting the chord and brace members was generated. The results indicated that the f_LJF of a plate stiffened joint can be down to 76% of the f_LJF of the corresponding un-stiffened joint. Also, the effect of the ring size on the f_LJF was more than the effect of the plate size on the f_LJF, because of the stiffener position. Despite the notable effect of the ring and the plate on the f_LJF, there is not any study or formula on tubular connections stiffened with ring or plate. Therefore, the FE results were used to propose two parametric formulas for determining the f_LJF in X-joints with external ring or external plate under brace compressive load. Moreover, the derived formulas were checked based on the UK DoE acceptance criteria.     

基于物联网技术的轨道电路轨旁设备强电危害监测系统研究

轨道电路轨旁设备是铁路信号系统的重要组成部分,其安装位置的电磁环境较为复杂,且容易遭受雷电、工频、电力故障等引起的强电危害.本文研究了一种基于物联网技术的轨道电路轨旁设备强电危害监测系统.该系统主要由轨旁监测设备、云端设备和监测终端组成,具有良好的功耗控制和扩展性,实现了对现场强电危害水平的量化分析,并提供了较为直观的数据,可为标准制定、设备测试提供数据支撑.     

《国际海运危险货物规则》40-20修正案主要修订内容介绍

在介绍《国际海运危险货物规则》(IMDG规则)40-20版修正案的修订脉络基础上,从危险货物分类、一览表及特殊规定等4个方面分析了修正案的主要修订内容,并根据修订情况提出相应的措施建议。     

气垫船高速纵稳性与艏裙流体动力性能分析

在气动力与水动力的联合作用下,艏部围裙的响应度及抗缩进能力与气垫船的阻力、纵稳性及耐波性密切相关。该文结合气垫船的升沉、纵倾及艏部围裙在气动力和水动力联合作用下的响应特性,对全垫升气垫船艏部围裙响应性能、抗缩进性能和高速纵稳性计算方法进行了初步的探讨和研究。     

CODAG动力装置控制系统研究

CODAG动力装置最适宜于工况变化范围大的大、中型水面舰艇,而CODAG推进装置可靠运行的关键在于双机并车运行时的负荷分配.文章以哈尔滨工程大学建立的柴燃联合动力装置物理模拟实验台为基础,对并车负荷分配进行了初步研究,设计并编制了并车控制软件和系统监控软件,经过多次调试,成功实现了柴燃并车运行.     

应用PDM技术实施舰船辅机承制项目管理

分析了舰船辅机承制的特点,描述了在承制项目管理中运用PDM技术的基本方法,提出了项目管理物料清单(PMBOM)概念,并从管理和技术角度论述了必要性和可行性.     

VDR图像压缩方法研究

简单介绍了船载航行数据记录仪(VDR)的基本功能、系统结构和工作原理,并对其图像压缩方法作了详细介绍.先分别介绍了离散余弦变换(DCT)和嵌入式零树小波编码(EZW)的优缺点,针对VDR图像压缩的具体情况,提出采用DCT和EZW相结合的方法,可发挥它们的优势,克服缺点,达到更好的压缩效果.     

喷水推进研究综述

该综述分三部分介绍了当今世界喷水推进技术研究的前沿情况:第一部分是喷水推进器的理论研究、试验研究和CFD的应用;第二部分涉及喷水推进装置的模拟仿真、航行试验、喷水推进器与船体的相互作用,以及喷水推进装置的总体设计;第三部分则是几种新型喷水推进器及装置的介绍.