|
Digital Library of the
European Council for Modelling and Simulation |
Title: |
Enhancing Virtual Prototype In Ship Design Using Modular Techniques |
Authors: |
Olivia S. Chaves, Marcus L. Nickelsen,
Henrique M. Gaspar |
Published in: |
(2015).ECMS 2015 Proceedings edited
by: Valeri M. Mladenov, Grisha Spasov, Petia Georgieva, Galidiya Petrova, European
Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2015 ISBN:
978-0-9932440-0-1 29th
European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Albena (Varna), Bulgaria,
May 26th – 29th,
2015 |
Citation
format: |
Olivia
S. Chaves, Marcus L. Nickelsen, Henrique M. Gaspar (2015). Enhancing Virtual Prototype In Ship Design
Using Modular Techniques, ECMS 2015 Proceedings edited by: Valeri M. Mladenov, Petia Georgieva, Grisha Spasov, Galidiya Petrova European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2015-0185 |
DOI: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2015-0185 |
Abstract: |
This paper
proposes a modular approach as a technique to enhance Virtual Prototype (VP)
in conceptual ship design. The methodology proposes a preliminary modular
ship division, which is made according to the ship systems functionality. The
modules obtained from ship division are analyzed in relation to how they
interact among themselves (compatibility) as well as how relevant they are
for the efficient performance of a mission (performance). An entity model is
virtually assembled and evaluated, feeding an application that is able to
simulate all possible module’s arrangements and list
the better ones regarding the customer requirements. In doing so, we ended up
having a ship modularization methodology, an application to handle the
assemble process using VP, and a methodology to evaluate how suitable an
entity model is for accomplishing a mission. The approach is exemplified
through a preliminary offshore support vessel case, where the methodology is
implemented in a preliminary virtual prototype application, which enables the
parameters and requirements set, assisting the assembly process, visualizing
the modules as well as the entity, electing the most suitable arrangement for
the initial conditions established by the user. |
Full
text: |