Print Email Facebook Twitter Waterborne platooning Title Waterborne platooning: A viability study of the vessel train concept Author Colling, A.P. (TU Delft Ship Design, Production and Operations) Contributor Hekkenberg, R.G. (promotor) van Hassel, Edwin (copromotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2021-11-08 Abstract The research in this thesis is a viability study of a waterborne platooning concept called the Vessel Train (VT). This manuscript describes the VT characteristics. It explains how the VT’s advantages are reaped, as well as the VT’s challenges that need to be considered and dealt with. To assess the potential of the platooning concept an inland navigation and a short sea shipping case are studied. They elaborated upon detailed information on viable operating requirements for different vessel types and operating conditions. A general outlook regarding geographical application differences is considered by analysing the difference between European inland corridors, bridge interaction in urban areas and the global application potential. Subject Waterborne platooningVessel TrainShort sea shippingInland waterway transportViability studySemi-autonomous navigation To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:8e7b13cb-6c1c-43e8-bcfc-22e588c862b6 ISBN 978-94-6384-237-2 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2021 A.P. Colling Files PDF PhD_Thesis_A.Colling_inc._cover.pdf 5.76 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:8e7b13cb-6c1c-43e8-bcfc-22e588c862b6/datastream/OBJ/view