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Balanced Objective Model Predictive Control for Distance-Keeping and Tracking of Manoeuvring Vessels

By: Xing Wang,  Hong Yi,  Jia Xu,  Hailing Zhang and  Lifei Song  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2025-0048 | Journal eISSN: 2083-7429 | Journal ISSN: 1233-2585
Language: English
Page range: 33 - 39
Published on: Nov 18, 2025
Published by: Gdansk University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Xing Wang, Hong Yi, Jia Xu, Hailing Zhang, Lifei Song, published by Gdansk University of Technology
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