An algorithm for offline identification of ship manoeuvring mathematical models from free-running tests

An identification algorithm for ship manoeuvring mathematical models has been developed. The identification procedure is based on the classic genetic algorithm used for minimizing a distance between the reference and recovered time histories. The distance was measured using 5 different metrics including the Hausdorff metric. Validation of the algorithm was carried out using simulated responses artificially polluted with the white noise of...