9 articles in this issue
Carlos Eduardo Gíl de los Ríos
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Philippe Rigo, Abbas Bayatfar, Loïc Buldgen, Timothée Pire, Sara Echeverry, Jean-David Caprace
This paper includes the following parts:• Ship Structure Optimization: methodology to perform ship scantling optimization, decreasing steel weight and keeping the production cost at an acceptable level. We first review the links between “Design” and “Opti... see more
Diana S. Hurtado Bustos, Rubén J. Paredes Alvarado
In the present study, numerical resistance predictions using OpenFOAM were performed considering the Cormorant Evolution Catamaran, which provides travel services in the Galapagos Islands. These predictions were compared with experimental data published b... see more
Juan A. Ramírez-Macías, Persijn Brongers, Rafael E. Vásquez
Designing a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is a complicated task in which the design team deals with a considerable amount of uncertainty before the device is able to be tested at full scale. A way to cope with such uncertainty is to use simulation softw... see more
James A. Johnson, Ian H. Wakeling
Navies around the world adopt different ways of acquiring ships. Using a single large prime contractor, placing individual contracts for design, build and integration, or employing a state-owned shipyard with external support are all procurement options t... see more
Cornelis J.J. van der Ven, Frank Leferink
Price development of naval ships has forced the industry to search for smarter solutions. Until recently this was not possible because the rule based approach demanded the use of maritime Eletromagnetic Compatibility Standards (EMC) that focused on equipm... see more
Richard D. Delpizzo, Sharat Valluri
In a dynamic world of continuously evolving design and application of innovative new technologies, it is proving increasingly challenging to apply the traditional approach of prescriptive-based standards. As a result, attention has focused on the increase... see more
Vladimir Díaz Charris, Juan A. Contreras Montes
This paper describes the development of a route planner for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) focused on the study of an operational scenario for a specific mission – Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). Through the design and implementation of a simulation model... see more
Ricardo A. Lugo-Villalba, Mario Álvarez Guerra, Bienvenido Sarria López
The development of ship propulsion in the areas of Economic Operation, Environmental Protection and Ship Efficiency (Triple E - Economy, Environment, Efficiency) is the comparison standard of the manufacturers of contemporary ships. The standard is based ... see more