RT Journal Article T1 Optimization Of A Pumping Ship Trajectory To Clean Oil Contamination In The Open Sea A1 Ivorra, Benjamín Pierre Paul A1 Gomez, Susana A1 Manuel Ramos, Angel AB Our aim is to find the optimal trajectory of a pumping ship, used to clean oil spots in the open sea, in order to pump the maximum quantity of pollutant on a fixed time period. We use a model previously developed to simulate the evolution of the oil spots concentration due to the coupling of diffusion, transport from the wind, sea currents and pumping process and reaction due to the extraction of oil. The trajectory of the ship is directly modeled by considering a finite number of interpolation points for cubic splines. The optimization problem is solved by using a global optimization algorithm based on the hybridization of a Genetic Algorithm with a Semi-Deterministic Secant Method, to improve the population. Finally, we check the efficiency of our approach by solving several numerical examples considering various shapes of oil spots based on real situations. PB Pergamon-elsevier science SN 0895-7177 YR 2011 FD 2011 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42278 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42278 LA eng NO Spanish "Ministry of Science and Innovation''[MTM2008-04621/MTM]; "I-MATH Proyecto Ingenio Mathematica'[CONS-C6-0356]; "Comunidad de Madrid''[S2009/PPQ-1551]; "Banco Santander''; "Universidad Complutense de DS Docta Complutense RD 8 abr 2025