Proceedings of the 2026 2nd International Conference on Engineering Management and Safety Engineering (EMSE 2026)

Ship-Collision Causation Model of the Grand Canal Based on Formal Concept Analysis

Authors
Zhirong Tan1, 2, Lingchen Bao1, *, Tiancheng Wang2
1School of Navigation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430063, Hubei, China
2State Key Laboratory of Maritime Technology and Safety, Wuhan, 430063, Hubei, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 352453@whut.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Lingchen Bao
Available Online 8 June 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-703-3_3How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Canal ship collision accident; Formal concept analysis; Attribute set; Concept reduction
Abstract

[Aim] It is essential to set up a simplified causation model in the Grand Canal so as to prevent ship-ship collision frequently. [Data] from year 2018 to 2022, 217 ship collision accidents retrieved from Suzhou Wujiang section. [Method] To apply a complex network model, a visibility graph algorithm could be given by converting time-difference series into a complex network, which aims to the features of the accident time series. The object set retrieved from the core concepts of two typical accident black spots, which the attribute set extracted from causation factors. Therefore, a causal concept lattice of ship collision accidents in the Grand Canal was set up. [Conclusion] A concept reduction analysis method is brought out to extract the basic reasons of two typical black spots. Thus, the strongest correlated cause are as followings: flotillas entering and leaving main route, risky overtaking, inconsistent intentions to give way, narrow navigable canal width, poor sight lines and negligence of lookout.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2026 2nd International Conference on Engineering Management and Safety Engineering (EMSE 2026)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
8 June 2026
ISBN
978-94-6239-703-3
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-703-3_3How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2026 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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