Probability modelling of vessel collisions

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 573-589

  Montewka, Jakub ^a   Hinz, Tomasz ^a   Kujala, Pentti ^a   Matusiak, Jerzy ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Collision probability; Gulf of Finland; Marine traffic safety; Minimum distance to collision (MDTC); Ship motion model

Indexed keywords

COLLISION PROBABILITY; GULF OF FINLAND; MARINE TRAFFIC; MINIMUM DISTANCE; SHIP MOTION MODELS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; SHIPS; TRAJECTORIES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 77649182545     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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