arxivcs.LG2026-07-06
RL-Ballast: Ship Ballast Water Path Planning and Clog Prediction via Reinforcement Learning
Ming-Kuan Lin, Yi-Chung Lai, Ming-Hsin Chiang, Tsung-Wei Pan, Jung-Hua Wang
Under the Shipping 4.0 paradigm, autonomous and reduced-crew vessels require intelligent internal systems to maintain operational safety and structural stability. Ballast-water control is essential for ship trim and integrity, but conventional rule-based or manual approaches have…