Published in Ocean Engineering, 2025
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Recommended citation: Taiyu Zhang, Can Ma, Yang An, and Zhengru Ren*. (2025). "Estimating Semi-stationary Sea States through Wavelet-based Adaptive Segmentation of Ship Motions." Ocean Engineering. In Press.
Published in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
This study proposes a Bayesian optimisation and knowledge transfer framework that reduces computational costs by 40-60% while significantly enhancing the speed performance of wing-sailed autonomous sailboats, validated on the “Seagull” prototype.
Recommended citation: Yang An*, Feng Hu, Kuo Chen, and Jiancheng Yu*. (2023). "Optimising General Configuration of Wing-Sailed Autonomous Sailing Monohulls Using Bayesian Optimisation and Knowledge Transfer." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(4), 703.
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Published in Applied Ocean Research, 2022
This study develops a generalized velocity prediction program (VPP) enhanced by a genetic algorithm solver and neighbourhood information-based optimization (NIBO) strategy, enabling efficient performance evaluation of autonomous sailing monohulls in early design stages.
Recommended citation: Yang An, Jiancheng Yu*, Feng Hu, and Zhenyu Wang. (2022). "Towards a general design evaluation tool: The development and validation of a VPP for autonomous sailing monohulls." Applied Ocean Research. 121, 103053.
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Published in Ocean Engineering, 2021
This comprehensive review analyzes autonomous sailboat design through the critical performance lens of structural durability, energy self-sufficiency, overturning resistance, and sailing speed, identifying current limitations and proposing future directions with adaptive mechanisms and simulation-based optimization to enhance their role in marine science.
Recommended citation: Yang An, Jiancheng Yu*, and Jin Zhang. (2021). "Autonomous sailboat design: A review from the performance perspective." Ocean Engineering. 237, 109753.
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Published in IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics, and Vehicles, 2025
This paper presents the first high-fidelity MATLAB/Simulink process plant model for wing-sail unmanned sailboats, integrating multi-body dynamics with CFD-informed aerodynamics/hydrodynamics and validating it through static-dynamic tests.
Recommended citation: B. Peng, Y. An, M. Zhang, and Z. Ren*. (2025). "High-fidelity process plant modeling of an unmanned sailboat with a wing sail based on multi-body dynamics." IFAC-PapersOnLine.
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Published in IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems (ICUS), 2025
This paper develops a novel kinematic-aware distributed scheme for coordinated water pollution monitoring using multiple Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), achieving real-time coverage optimization in dynamically expanding aquatic environments.
Recommended citation: M. Zhang, Z. Ren*, Y. He, D. Li, L. Yang, and Yang An. (2025). "A Coordinate Coverage Water Area Monitoring Scheme for Multiple Unmanned Surface Vehicles in Dynamic Environments." 2025 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems (ICUS).
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Published in International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), 2024
This study proposes a data-driven artificial neural network model to predict extreme relative motions between mating points during floating offshore wind turbine installation, enabling safer mating operations and informed crew decision-making.
Recommended citation: Can Ma, Taiyu Zhang, Zongyuan Yang, Yang An, Xiang Yuan Zheng, and Zhengru Ren*. (2024). "Relative Motion Prediction for Integrated Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Scheme Based on Data-Driven." ASME 2024 OMAE.
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Published in IEEE OCEANS, 2017
This paper proposes a novel two-stage framework combining iterative K-means clustering and ant colony optimization to solve energy-optimal path planning for large-scale seabed survey missions using endurance-constrained AUVs, validated through comprehensive simulations.
Recommended citation: Yang An, Gaofei Xu, Chunhui Xu, Hongyu Zhao, and Jian Liu*. (2017). "Path Planning for Multipoint Seabed Survey Mission Using Autonomous Underwater Vehicle." IEEE OCEANS Conference.
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Published in Chinese Doctoral Dissertations Full-text Database, 2023
This research develops novel design evaluation and optimization methods to enhance the speed performance of autonomous sailboats, specifically addressing the conflict between speed and capsize resistance through CFD-based evaluation, Bayesian optimization with knowledge transfer, and passive hydrofoil stabilizers.
Recommended citation: Yang An.(2023). "Design and Optimization Methods for Autonomous Sailboats Targeting Speed Performance." Ph.D. Dissertation.
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