Research Article

Identification of a Surface Marine Vessel Using LS-SVM

Table 1

Main parameters and dimensions of the vessel and the scale ship model.

Parameter Vessel Scale ship model

Length between perpendiculars ( ) 74.400 m 4.389 m
Maximum beam ( ) 14.200 m 0.838 m
Mean depth to the top deck ( ) 9.050 m 0.534 m
Design draught ( ) 6.300 m 0.372 m