IDEA:
L1-89 - Platform Based Ship Design

PILLAR:
C - Waterborne

RESEARCH AREA:
RA2 - Vehicles & Vessels - Design, Development and Production

TEAM NAME:
UCL Project HYDRA

TEAM MEMBERS:
Rasmus Brandenburg Bilde (Team leader)
Jarett Hunt


UNIVERSITY:
University College London

COUNTRY:
UNITED KINGDOM

ABSTRACT:


 
  
   
  
  
   
   

  
 
In contrast to traditional individual ship design and
development, a platform-based approach provides a cost-effective means of
developing a fleet of vessels with variable primary roles. By introducing a
platform design which enables a client to select, at build, a vessel variant
from an assortment of pre-determined primary roles; results in savings to the shipyards
in both design and production costs; savings which can then be passed onto the
customer. Moreover, based on the commonality in design and equipment, clients
can expect to experience additional fleet-wide through life cost savings in areas
such as operations, maintenance, training and spare parts. Shipyards will be
able to produce platform-based vessels faster and with less risk, as most 1st
of class issues can be resolved for all potential variants following
construction of the first vessel. Material and long-lead procurement costs will
also be reduced as commonality in machinery will allow for high volume orders
to vendors and suppliers. Finally, the designer need only design one platform
capable of being built for various variants. This reduces design time but
constitutes a major challenge in producing an optimum platform for its
designated variants. Such a challenge must be met with innovation and skilled
engineering.

