The recent DNV GL COMPIT Award 2016, presented to Brazilian CAD (computational aided design) expert Henrique M. Gaspar, for his work on merging innovative digital technologies in ship design and operation, demonstrates how video gaming technology is spurring on innovation within the maritime industry.
The award was presented at the COMPIT Conference, which took place from 9-11 May in Lecce, Italy. Professor Gaspar’s work provides an example of how the development of graphics processors and hardware solutions for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality has driven affordable and widespread availability. Software elements are shared and the source code is open for modification, enabling the solutions to spread, including into the maritime industry.
Professor Gaspar’s work combines state-of-the-art visualisation technology with engineering simulation software to mimic ships is sea states. This merges innovative technologies, while promoting open, transparent cooperation.
It also contributes to the development of the digital twin, which is a computer model that is able to simulate the physical properties, such as geometry, steel thickness and quality, hull condition, but also the performance characteristics, such as motion behaviour in manoeuvring, power consumption characteristics, strength, vibration and noise properties of an object or machine. In his paper “A Web Based Real-Time 3D Simulator for Ship Design Virtual Prototype and Motion Prediction” vessel motion performance in waves can be assessed and can be expanded into a variety of other applications, for example in crew training or accident investigation. The system is set up using open-source software, meaning it is open to the wider maritime public, and can be easily run on commercial off-the-shelf computers.
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