FURIOUS: Fully unified risk-assessment with interactive operational user system for vessels.

Abstract

Ship collision risk assessment has advanced over recent years, enhancing maritime safety. However, existing studies often describe ship domains and collision risk assessments in a static manner, lacking interactivity. Interactive visualization of collision risk, especially in multi-ship scenarios has not been sufficiently developed. This gap prompted the development of "FURIOUS: Fully Unified Risk-assessment with Interactive Operational User System for vessels." This tool aids in visualizing and analyzing collision risk of multi-ship encounter situation through real-time visualization. Our system processes data from Automatic Identification System (AIS). The system performs ship domain calculations and collision risk assessments supported by geographical computations, and includes features like real-time vessel display and collision type detection. Interactive and user-selectable elements, along with dynamic maps enhance real-time decision-making to ensure navigation safety. Additionally, the system aids both experienced and novice users in understanding complicated maritime dynamic environments. Users can adjust parameters like ship type, ship IDs, time window and map type for tailored analyses and proactive collision avoidance. We conducted a user study to validate these features, confirming that they effectively improve situational awareness and enhance decision-making capabilities in real-world scenarios. This paper details the design, implementation, and evaluation of this tool, highlighting its potential to transform maritime decision-making by improving situational awareness and enhancing operational efficiency.