Bart Mak
senior researcher
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Paper
Ship course-keeping in waves using sample-efficient reinforcement learning
1 Feb 2025
Maintaining a steady course in waves is important for ships for various reasons such as safety, fuel efficiency, and comfort. This has commonly been ...
Magazine
Can a computer learn to sail an Optimist with AI?
29 Mar 2024
Put a child in an Optimist and it will learn how to sail intuitively, without understanding the details of aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. This ...
Magazine
Machine Learning project kicks off
28 Jun 2023
MARIN has launched AI Sail, a pilot project examining machine learning. In this project, we will let an algorithm learn to sail an Optimist in our ...
Paper
Consistency assesment of wave directional spectrum predictions from machine learning based ship-as-a-wave-buoy methods
5 Jun 2022
Real-time knowledge of the ocean wave directional spectrum is valuable for maritime safety and navigation. When end-to-end machine learning is used ...
Paper
Ship As a Wave Buoy - Estimating Full Direction Wave Spectra From In-service Ship Motion Measurements Using Deep Learning
1 Aug 2020
The ocean wave directional spectrum is an important wave characteristic for maritime safety and navigation. Accurate estimation of directional ...
Paper
Real Time Estimation of Local Wave Characteristics from Ship Motions Using Artificial Neural Networks
22 Sep 2019
Wave characteristics such as significant wave height, peak period and main direction have an important effect on all aspects of ship operations. ...