Unmanned Ship Identification Based on Improved YOLOv8s Algorithm

Aiming at defects such as low contrast in infrared ship images,uneven distribution of ship size,and lack of texture details,which will lead to unmanned ship leakage misdetection and slow detection,this paper proposes an infrared ship detection model based on the improved YOLOv8 algorithm(R_YOLO).The algorithm incorporates the Efficient Multi-Scale Attention mechanism(EMA),the efficient Reparameterized Generalized-feature extraction module(CSPStage),the small target detection header,the Repulsion Loss function,and the context aggregation block(CABlock),which are designed to improve the model’s ability to detect targets at multiple scales and the speed of model inference.The algorithm is validated in detail on two vessel datasets.The comprehensive experimental results demonstrate that,in the infrared dataset,the YOLOv8s algorithm exhibits improvements in various performance metrics.Specifically,compared to the baseline algorithm,there is a 3.1%increase in mean average precision at a threshold of 0.5(mAP(0.5)),a 5.4%increase in recall rate,and a 2.2%increase in mAP(0.5:0.95).Simultaneously,while less than 5 times parameters,the mAP(0.5)and frames per second(FPS)exhibit an increase of 1.7%and more than 3 times,respectively,compared to the CAA_YOLO algorithm.Finally,the evaluation indexes on the visible light data set have shown an average improvement of 4.5%.

Experimental Study on Coupled Motions of Mother Ship Launching and Recovering of Human-Occupied Vehicle in Regular Waves

The launching and recovery process of a human-occupied vehicle(HOV)faces more complex wave effects than other types of submersible operations.However,due to the nonlinearity between the HOV and its mother ship,difficulties occur in theoretically simulating their coupled motion and hydrodynamics.The coupled motion responses and the load under different regular wave conditions are investigated experimentally in this study.The optimized design of the experimental scheme simulated the launching and recovery process of the mother ship and HOV in regular waves.The attitude sensor performed synchronous real-time measurement of the coupled motion between the mother ship and HOV as well as obtained the load data on the coupled motion under different cable lengths.The results show that models in heading waves mainly lead to the vertical motion of the hoisting point.In beam waves,the transverse and vertical motions of the hoisting point occur in a certain frequency of waves.Under the heading and beam wave conditions,the longer the hoisting cable is,the greater the movement amplitude of the submersible is.Moreover,compared with the condition of the beam waves,the hoisting submersible has less influence on the mother ship under the condition of the heading waves.The findings provide theoretical support for the design optimization of the launching and recovery operation.

Shipping Giant Launches New Line between Tianjin,U.S East Coast

The Grand Alliance group, one of the world＇s shipping giants, has launched a new route betweennorth China＇s port city of Tianjin and the U.S. east coast.

海浪扰动下电液3-UPS/S舰船并联稳定平台振动特性分析

针对电液驱动的舰船并联稳定平台在实际工况下的振动问题,以电液3-UPS/S舰船并联稳定平台为研究对象,在考虑铰链刚度的基础上应用虚功原理建立稳定平台的动力学模型;通过海浪谱函数,计算了随机海浪激励下船舶的运动响应,进而得到稳定平台跟踪舰船运动的响应规律;分析了稳定平台在随机海浪激励条件下和初始工作空间内的固有频率变化特性;最后,为验证动力学模型的正确性,采用脉冲激励法对稳定平台样机进行模态试验,固有频率理论值与试验值的最大误差为4.66%,可以验证动力学模型的正确性。

洋山港VTS报告船舶流的统计特性

为分析某水域船舶流特征和运行规律,量化研究船舶流到港规律,为港口营运和船舶交通管理(vessel traffic services, VTS)提供数据支持,以洋山港水域2020年66 d内连续的1387条VTS实测船舶流记录数据为统计样本,基于矩估计理论的K-S检验和χ^(2)检验,从拟合最优的角度对船舶到港情况进行参数估计。结果表明,洋山港水域VTS报告的船舶在8、9月的船舶流样本服从正态分布,7月船舶流样本不服从泊松分布和正态分布,证明船舶流的分布特征随环境和时间因素变化显著,仅采用泊松分布或正态分布并不能全面描述水域交通流特征。相关研究结论可为船舶流特征分析、通航调度等相关研究提供借鉴和参考。

A Non-geometrically Similar Model for Predicting the Wake Field of Full-scale Ships

The scale effect leads to large discrepancies between the wake fields of model-scale and actual ships, and causes differences in cavitation performance and exciting forces tests in predicting the performance of actual ships. Therefore, when test data from ship models are directly applied to predict the performance of actual ships, test results must be subjected to empirical corrections. This study proposes a method for the reverse design of the hull model. Compared to a geometrically similar hull model, the wake field generated by the modified model is closer to that of an actual ship. A non-geometrically similar model of a Korean Research Institute of Ship and Ocean Engineering （KRISO）’s container ship （KCS） was designed. Numerical simulations were performed using this model, and its results were compared with full-scale calculation results. The deformation method of getting the wake field of full-scale ships by the non-geometrically similar model is applied to the KCS successfully.

Experimental Investigation of the Decay from A Ship’s Propeller

In the present study, an experimental investigation of the decay of the maximum velocity and its turbulent characteristics behind a ship propeller, in ＂bollard pull＂ condition （zero speed of advance）, is reported. Velocity measurements were performed in laboratory by use of a Laser Doppler Anemometry （LDA） measurement system. Earlier researchers described that the maximum axial velocity is constant at the initial stage of a ship＇s propeller jet （Fuehrer and Romisch, 1977; Blaauw and van de Kaa, 1978; Berger et al, 1981; Verhey, 1983） as reported in a pure water jet （Albertson et al., 1950; Lee et al., 2002; Dai, 2005）, but a number of researchers disagreed with the constant velocity assumption. The present study found that the maximum axial velocity decays in the zone of flow establishment and the zone of established flow with different rates. The investigation provides an insight into the decays of both the maximum velocity and the maximum turbulent fluctuation in axial, tangential and radial components and the decay of the maximum turbulent kinetic energy. Empirical equations are proposed to allow coastal engineers to estimate the jet characteristics from a ship＇s propeller.

Fuzzy Optimal Control Design for Ship Steering

This paper presents a method to design a control scheme for nonlinear systems using fuzzy optimal control.In the design process,the nonlinear system is first converted into local subsystems using sector non linearity approach of Takagi Sugeno(T S)fuzzy modeling.For each local subsystem,an optimal control is designed.Then,the parameters of local controllers are defuzzified to construct a global optimal controller.To prove the effectiveness of this control scheme,simulations are performed using the mathematical model of Esso Osaka tanker ship for set point regulation with and without disturbance and reference tracking.In addition,the simulation results are compared with that of a PID controller for further verification and validation.It has been shown that the proposed optimal controller can be used for the nonlinear ship steering with good rise time,zero steady state error and fast settling time.

ZTE Launches World's Smallest 3G Handset

ZTE Corporation,China’s largest listed supplierof telecommunication equipment, has launchedthe world’s smallest, lightest, and most compact3G handset.Announced at Expo Comm China exhibition inBeijing, ZTE’s F808 weighs only 104 g, andmeasures 88.5 mm×44.6 mm×22.5 mm. Itsfeatures include voice, multimedia messagingand a built-in rotatable 300 000 pixel camera. Itcan also provide video phone capability,multimedia play and high speed data download.“ZTE is proud of its position at the forefront of

ZTE USA Launches First Handset for U.S. Market

ZTE USA, Inc. a subsidiary ofZTE Corporation,announced the generalavailability ofits first handset for the U.S. market, the ZTE C88, on February 7, 2008. The C88

Powership＇s Identity and MARPOL Convention Application

The concept, although it is not new, came to surface in the last ten years with significant technological improvement and became a temporary solution for the port cities where the supply of electricity is in need. A ship shaped floatable structure with a huge power generator on board becomes the temporary but effective solution. However, these converted ex-ships are still legally ships in order to admit them sufficiently within the scope of a leading convention, which applies to marine and air pollution from ships. This issue needs research on the legal definition of the ＂ship＂ to clarify if it is a ship and to determine whether that would also fall within the concept of MARPOL.

Calculate Thermal Infrared Intensity of the Hull’s Military Ship

Stealth technology emphasizes on the reduction in reflection and radiation energies, the surface of target's body in the range of visual, radar, thermal and near IR and so on. Providing solutions to reduce thermal IR intensity radiation is one of the appropriate actions in passive defense for identifying power and targeting enemy. Therefore, questions are brought up: How much is the thermal IR intensity radiation of surface of the hall’s vessel? How much is the effect of each parameter? This thesis tries to provide the software to answer these questions. The provided software measures thermal IR intensity radiation of the surface of the hall’s vessel by the material substance, the temperature of the surface of the hall’s vessel, the situation and characteristic of the thermal detector, noticing the coefficient of environment atmospheric transmittal. This software by changing the effective parameters on thermal IR radiation calculates the thermal radiation on thermal detector in different situations.

ZTE Launches the World's Largest Capacity Data Center Switches

24 September 2013, Shenzhen--ZTE today announced the release of the BigMatrix 9900 series of data center switches, the world＇ s largest-capacity data center switches. The BigMatrix 9900 product family comprises data switches with the largest capacity in the world. The switches are designed large cloud computing and big data scenarios and allow for higher-density deployment in data centers. Each single slot can support up to 144 10G ports, 36 40G ports, or 12 IOOG ports. The Big Matrix 9900 series comprises four switch models-9916, 9912, 9908, and 9904-each of which supports a maximum switching capacity of 84.48 Tbps.

ZTE Launches World's First Symmetrical 10G EPON Equipment Prototype

ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, launched a prototype of the world’s first symmetrical 10G EPON equipment at the China FTTH Summit 2009, as well as

China's Shipping Market

Since the New China, the nation’s ports have been under the centralized control and development program of the Ministry of Traffic, with a separate shipping line. With the growth of the national economy and foreign trade after reform and opening to the outside world, it has become more evident that construction of coastal ports has lagged behind. To catch up, China is opening

ZTE Launches World's Fastest HSUPA Data Card at 3GSM World Congress

ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, launched the world’s fastest HSUPA data card at the 3GSM World Congress 2007 in Barcelona, Spain.

ZTE Launches the World's Smallest RRU at 3GSM World Congress 2007

ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, launched what it believes is the world’s smallest micro base station-the ZXWR R8840 at the 3GSM World Congress 2007. The Remote Radio Unit (RRU), just 19 litres in volume and 17 kilogrammes in weight, is a fibre fed,

ZTE Launches the World's First Commercial EV-DO Rev.B Network in Indonesia

ZTE Corporation announced on January 18, 2010 that it has successfully constructed and launched the world＇s first commercial Evolution Data Optimized （EV-DO） Rev.B network. Together with Smart Telecom, one of Indonesia＇ s CDMA telecommunication service providers, and Qualcomm, the leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, the network has been launched in Bali, Indonesia recently.

ZTE Launches the World's First Converged Intelligent Videoconferencing Solution at ISE 2014

February 4, 2014--ZTE Corporation has launched the world＇s first converged intelligent videoconferencing solution at Integrated Systems Europe, Amsterdam. The solution transforms existing video conferencing terminals from functional ma- chines into smart machines. Due to restrictions in system convergence, traditional videoconferencing can no longer meet the requirements of rapidly developing technologies and markets. The development of video codec technology and the extensive use of wireless technol- ogies such as LTE are also raising people＇ s expectations for higher video resolution and more flexible video communica- tions. This converged intelligent videoconferencing solution uses an open video communication interface, provides a univer- sal platform, and supports convergence with third-party applications, quickly meeting different user requirements. The sys- tem has pre-installed common conferencing software and supports plug and play USB flash disks and portable hard disks for easy sharing of electronic documents. With integrated functions such as E-whiteboard, data conferencing and muhi- touch, the system supports simple and intuitive operations.

A Full Mission Simulator of the Ship＇s Automated Electric Power System for Training and Competence Testing of Marine Engineers

This article describes practical preparation of marine engineers on the full mission simulator complex of the ship＇s automated electrical power plant. A full mission simulator complex of the ship＇s automated power management system meets International Convention STCW （Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping） 78 （with Manila amendments 2010） requirements in part of adequate reproduction of its operational modes corresponding to the actual configuration and layout of the ship＇s automated power management system with real consumers and typical loads. The simulator is fully consistent with the goals and objectives of the practical training, as well as the goals and objectives of proficiency testing engine department officers on issues of technical maintenance of real ship＇s equipment （high voltage installations included） and means of automation. The simulator＇s complex is designed for training and proficiency testing of cadets and students of maritime educational institutions, as well as training and proficiency testing of marine specialists （mechanics and electricians） by watch-keeping and maintenance of modem integrated automated control systems of ship＇s electric power plant and the individual ship electromechanical systems, including high-voltage systems. A simulator＇s complex provides adequate reproduction of operational situations on technical side of real ship electric and automation equipment provides training on monitoring, control and management diesel-generator sets in hand, semi-automatic and automatic modes of power station, control and management of electromechanical systems, as well as the set of tasks upon parameterization, visualization and etc. Besides number of combinations of monitoring, control and management tasks, the simulator＇s complex provides an opportunity to simulate various practical fault conditions. It allows students to focus on the work of automatic control system in emergency situations and to work out correct actions for a watch-keeper on searching, localizing of faults and troubleshooting of equipment.