Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
5. Uluslararası Türk Dünyası Mühendislik ve Fen Bilimleri Kongresi, Antalya, Türkiye, 4 - 07 Aralık 2025, ss.2, (Özet Bildiri)
Autonomous maritime technologies have gained increasing attention in recent years, driven by the pursuit of safety, efficiency, and sustainability in global shipping. The literature offers a growing body of research on key operational domains such as route planning, collision avoidance, and port maneuvering. However, most contributions remain fragmented, addressing individual processes in isolation rather than within integrated frameworks. In particular, route planning studies predominantly emphasize shortest distance or fuel efficiency optimization, while the variability of environmental conditions, the dynamic nature of maritime traffic, and the need for long-term navigational safety are often overlooked. As a result, many models remain theoretical in nature, with limited applicability to real-world maritime operations. Collision avoidance research has been largely dominated by methods relying on the Closest Point of Approach (CPA) and Time to Closest Point of Approach (TCPA) parameters. While these metrics can be useful in two-ship interactions, they fall short in addressing complex scenarios involving multiple vessels and congested waterways. Moreover, existing approaches tend to be constrained to static assumptions and short-term maneuver suggestions. Long-term traffic management, adaptive strategies, and predictive mechanisms for proactive collision avoidance remain underdeveloped, highlighting a critical gap in the literature. Port maneuvering has received even less comprehensive attention. Although there are studies focusing on tug assistance, navigation in confined waters, and the influence of environmental variability, these remain fragmented and often lack methodological rigor. Very few contributions propose integrated decision-making frameworks that consider multiple operational variables simultaneously in real-time port operations. This represents a significant shortcoming, especially given the central role of ports in ensuring safety, continuity, and efficiency in maritime transport. Overall, current research in autonomous maritime technologies continues to treat route planning, collision avoidance, and port maneuvering as separate and isolated domains, failing to develop holistic and practical frameworks. This review provides a critical assessment of the fragmented and methodologically limited nature of the existing literature, underscoring the urgent need for integrated, multidimensional, and practice-oriented approaches. Future research should focus on developing comprehensive frameworks capable of bridging theoretical models with real-world operational demands, thereby advancing the maturity and applicability of autonomous maritime systems.