Objective:
The objective of this project was to develop capabilities to capture and maintain current in-service ship configuration with laser scan data overlay onto the Hull Planning Yard’s 3D product model. Configuration deviations between the current ship arrangements revealed by the laser scan, and the 3D product model, have been displayed and a report has been generated for configuration management.
Summary:
This project provides current in-service Ford Class aircraft carriers, and other Navy ship programs, a cost effective capability to manage configuration alignment between the in-service ship’s physical arrangement and its virtual 3D product model. This alignment is critical to the accurate planning and execution of maintenance and modernization activities. The accuracy of a fully digital 3D ship arrangement offers many efficiencies and cost saving benefits from the rapid access and visualization of critical data and information to the ship’s crew.
Key Deliverables / Benefits:
A cost benefit analysis will be conducted during testing with Newport News Shipbuilding actual ship data. At the project’s outset, projected benefits were as follows:
- 60% reduction in time to access ship information from an in-service environment
- 60% reduction in time to validate compartment components vs 2D drawings
- 50% reduction in time to collect data and develop maintenance plans
Point of Contact:
Mark Debbink | HII-Newport News Shipbuilding| mark.debbink@hii-nns.com
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Overview
Project Team:
- HII-Newport News Shipbuilding
- HII-Technical Services
- ELYSIUM
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard
- NAVSEA 04
- SPAWAR
- NAVSEA 08
- NAVSEA 06L
June 2019 – April 2021
INDUSTRY INVESTMENT: $435K | NSRP ASE INVESTMENT: $434K