Overview
Pilot Tool for Linking Ship Design to Shipyards Simulation (2010-327)
Project Team:
- Mississippi State University
- ShipConstructor Software USA
- VT Halter Marine
- Bollinger Shipyards
- Bender Shipbuilding
- Vigor Industrial
- Atlantic Marine
- Ingalls Shipbuilding
2008
NSRP ASE Investment: $98K
Objective:
This project developed the Production Design Simulation Tool (PDS Tool), a pilot software tool intended to bridge a gap between ship design and production engineering. The effort focused on linking CAD data from ShipConstructor to event simulation package Flexsim to aid the decision making process through simulation analysis. This simulation allows for a variety of outputs to be generated. Modifications can be made to the information that feeds the model so that inputs from each run can be compared to help develop a better understanding of the entire system.
Key Deliverables:
Final Report – Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited