Algorithm overview

The implementations of the individual algorithms meet different levels of sophistication. In particular, the algorithms differ in the possible degrees of freedom (DOF) that can be manipulated (e.g. boat speed, waypoints) and the objectives that can be optimised (fuel, arrival-time accuracy, distance). The table below summarises the possible run modes for all available algorithms. Information on the configurations for the different run modes can be found in the sections that describe the functionality of each algorithm in detail.

Algorithm / Feature	Degrees of Freedom		Objectives	Weather	Constraints
Genetic	speed, waypoints, speed & waypoints		fuel consumption, arrival-time accuracy	Yes	Yes
Isofuel	waypoints		fuel consumption	Yes	Yes
GCR Slider	waypoints		distance	No	Partially
Dijkstra	waypoints		distance	No	Partially