Overview of Path Planning and Motion Control Methods for Port Transfer Vehicles

Recent advancements have been made in unmanned freight systems at ports, effectively improving port freight efficiency and being widely promoted and popularized in the field of cargo transportation in major ports around the world. The path planning and motion control of port transfer vehicles are th...

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Main Authors: Mei Yang, Dan Zhang, Haonan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/7/1318
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Summary:Recent advancements have been made in unmanned freight systems at ports, effectively improving port freight efficiency and being widely promoted and popularized in the field of cargo transportation in major ports around the world. The path planning and motion control of port transfer vehicles are the key technology for automatic transportation of vehicles. How to integrate cutting-edge unmanned driving control technology into port unmanned freight transportation and improve the level of port automation is currently an important issue. This article introduces the three-layer control operation architecture of unmanned freight systems in ports, as well as the challenges of applying path planning and motion control technology for unmanned freight vehicles in port environments. It focuses on the mainstream algorithms of path planning and motion control technology, introduces their principles, provides a summary of their current development situation, and elaborates on the improvement and integration achievements of current researchers on algorithms. The algorithms are reviewed and contrasted, highlighting their respective strengths and weaknesses. Finally, this article looks ahead to the development trend of unmanned cargo transportation in ports and provides reference for the automation and intelligent upgrading of unmanned cargo transportation in ports in the future.
ISSN:2077-1312