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Journal of System Simulation

Abstract

Abstract: For improving the traffic efficiency of wide and narrow alternating waterways, considering Kiel Canal as an example, according to the structural characteristics of Kiel Canal with alternating width and narrow sections, a two-way ship traffic flow cellular automata model is established, and the simulation of ships passing through Kiel Canal is studied. Cellular space is set up according to the actual structure of Kiel Canal, and the evolution rules are set up based on the fixed block theory and moving block theory. In particular, due to the structure of Kiel Canal, large ships cannot pass simultaneously in the narrow section. Therefore, appropriate waiting rules are established in the cellular automata model. In the simulation and analysis, the influence of different ship inflow rates, proportions of large and small ships, and safety distance between ships is mainly discussed. Based on the simulation results, the bottleneck identification and improvement strategy are further studied for improving ships passing through Kiel Canal. The results show that the bottleneck lies in the long narrow section of Kiel Canal, which makes a large number of ships waiting in the canal.

First Page

2419

Last Page

2428

CLC

U612.3; TP391.9

Recommended Citation

Sun Yulong, Zheng Jianfeng, Han Jiaxuan, et al. A Cellular Automata Model for Simulating Ships Passing Through Waterways with Alternating Wide and Narrow Sections[J]. Journal of System Simulation, 2023, 35(11): 2419-2428.

Corresponding Author

Zheng Jianfeng

DOI

10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.22-0599

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