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  • Civil engineering
  • Signal processing

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  • Ship-bridge collisions pose significant risks to inland waterway infrastructure.
  • Existing collision warning systems are unreliable due to environmental factors and human error.
  • Current alarming technologies lack real-time performance, noise resistance, and accurate localization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce an innovative Kalman filter-cointegration alarming (KFCA) technology for precise ship-bridge collision detection.
  • To address the limitations of current alarming systems in real-time performance and accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of cointegration theory with Kalman filtering for enhanced detection.
  • Numerical simulations to validate the proposed KFCA technology.

Main Results:

  • KFCA effectively identifies ship-bridge collisions across various signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) (60-80 dB).
  • The technology accurately determines impact locations on the bridge using sensor arrangement indices.
  • KFCA demonstrates superior real-time response, noise resistance, and localization accuracy over existing methods.

Conclusions:

  • KFCA offers an efficient and reliable solution for detecting ship-bridge collisions.
  • The technology enhances bridge safety and aids in preventing secondary disasters.
  • KFCA provides bridge management departments with timely and accurate collision detection capabilities.