Hello everyone,
My name is Caner, and I'm a PhD student. I need help with the simulation aspect of my dissertation. Simply put, I need to model a ferry line. I've got the following information:
- Ferry specifications including power, speed, fuel capacity, fuel consumption in litres per nautical mile, passenger and car capacity, and more.
- Price of fuel per litre,
- Coordinates or distances of piers,
- Where ferries are moored,
- Timetables of all lines.
What I need to do first:
- Define piers and ferries,
- Setup lines between piers,
- Define timetables to those lines,
- Make each ferry pick up a line, depart from the pier as per the timetable,
- Go back to the starting positions after completing the schedule.
Second step:
- Set different schedules for weekdays and weekends,
- Define fuel capacity, fuel consumption and monitor fuel usage of each ferry,
Third step:
- Make a ferry go to refuel when fuel capacity reaches a certain threshold: e.g. if the fuel is less than 1 trips worth, alert another ferry to take over its next scheduled departure and go to refuel)
- Get a report of when and how much fuel the ferry got refuelled.
Fourth Step:
- Introduce passenger and cars to be carried for each trip as per a demand formula. Get a report about how many passengers transported.
I'm aiming for more but I believe these are the first steps I need to take.
All help is appreciated.
