Heo, TaeminTaeminHeoDING PENG LIUManuel, LanceLanceManuel2026-03-132026-03-132022-06-059780791885888https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85140722719?origin=resultslisthttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/736312In an emerging "blue economy,"large multipurpose floating platforms in the open ocean could possibly support a range of activities including energy generation, aquaculture, seabed mining, transport, tourism, and sea-based laboratories. A Markov Decision Process (MDP) framework is developed to deal with operations and maintenance issues that are inevitable; challenges arise from the complex stochastic weather conditions that need to be accounted for. Using data as well as contrasting synthetic simulations of relevant weather variables, we demonstrate the robustness/versatility of the MDP model.falseconference paper10.1115/OMAE2022-793532-s2.0-85140722719