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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.

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