Simulation environment and advisory system for on-board help, and estimation of manoeuvering performance during design

Objective

Large ships have great inertia, and take time to respond to manoeuvring actions, during which the ship is affected by a large number of external factors (wind speed, direction, prevailing currents etc.) . The art of manoeuvring, particularly in restricted waters, is thus a difficult one. Passenger and ship safety makes it essential pilots are given the best information regarding the consequences of their actions. SEA-AHED will develop a navigational aid displaying the vessels current position together with a future position predicted on the basis of current manoeuvring actions. Also, SEA-AHED will develop design tools the enable shipyards and ship owners to asses the manoeuvring characteristics of vessels at design stage, allowing any potential difficulties to be dealt with. Finally, SEA- AHED will develop a training aid, allowing crews to replay previous manoeuvres and show the effects of alternate actions on the basis of real environmental data.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

BRITISH MARITIME TECHNOLOGY LTD

Address

1,Waldegrave Road 1
TW11 8LZ Teddington
United Kingdom

Participants (5)

FINCANTIERI - CANTIERI NAVALI ITALIANI SPA

Italy

Address

Passeggio S. Andrea 6
34123 Trieste

P&O CRUISES (UK) LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Dukes Keep Marsh Lane
SO14 3PN Southampton

SAM ELECTRONICS GMBH

Germany

Address

Behringstrasse 120
Hamburg

THE ITALIAN SHIP RESEARCH CENTRE

Italy

Address

Via Ippolito D'aste 5
16126 Genova

WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Poland

Address

Nowowiesjka 24
00 661 Warszawa