Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science ›› 2024, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (3): 251-263. doi: 10.1016/j.joes.2022.08.002

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Deterministic wave prediction model for irregular long-crested waves with Recurrent Neural Network

Yue Liua,b, Xiantao Zhanga,b, Gang Chena, Qing Donga,b, Xiaoxian Guoa,b, Xinliang Tiana,b, Wenyue Lua,b, Tao Penga,*()   

  1. a State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai 200240, China
    b SJTU Yazhou Bay Institute of Deepsea Technology, Sanya, Hainan, 572000, China
  • Received:2022-07-31 Accepted:2022-08-15 Online:2022-08-22 Published:2022-08-22
  • Contact: Tao Peng

Abstract:

Real-time predicting of stochastic waves is crucial in marine engineering. In this paper, a deep learning wave prediction (Deep-WP) model based on the ‘probabilistic' strategy is designed for the short-term prediction of stochastic waves. The Deep-WP model employs the long short-term memory (LSTM) unit to collect pertinent information from the wave elevation time series. Five irregular long-crested waves generated in the deepwater offshore basin at Shanghai Jiao Tong University are used to validate and optimize the Deep-WP model. When the prediction duration is 1.92s, 2.56s, and, 3.84s, respectively, the predicted results are almost identical with the ground truth. As the prediction duration is increased to 7.68s or 15.36s, the Deep-WP model's error increases, but it still maintains a high level of accuracy during the first few seconds. The introduction of covariates will improve the Deep-WP model's performance, with the absolute position and timestamp being particularly advantageous for wave prediction. Furthermore, the Deep-WP model is applicable to predict waves with different energy components. The proposed Deep-WP model shows a feasible ability to predict nonlinear stochastic waves in real-time.

Highlights

● A deep learning wave prediction (Deep-WP) model is proposed for stochastic waves.

● The model is based on an effective 'probabilistic' strategy.

● Three covariates are introduced, successfully improving the prediction accuracy.

● The model's performance is validated by experimental measurements.

Key words: Real-time wave prediction, Probability, LSTM, Covariate