An improved time discretized non-linear velocity obstacle method for multi-ship encounter detection

Ship collision is one of the major contributors of maritime accidents. Quantitative risk analysis of such accidents is an effective tool for maritime safety administrations to understand the current risk level and propose risk mitigation measures. In this paper, an improved Time Discretized Non-linear Velocity obstacle (TD-NLVO) algorithm is proposed to detect multiple ship encounter situations using historical AIS data. Boolean operation on the...