Ship design assessment through virtual prototypes

Customer-Oriented Systems Design through Virtual Prototypes

Rapid prototyping based on 3D models is well accepted for several applications. This article addresses the application of animated virtual 3D prototypes for the development of computer-based systems supporting early collaboration of the system designer with the external customer. Our methodology seamlessly integrates illustration through 3D animation with the main tasks of computer-based real-t...

Virtual Prototyping in Ship Design

Simulation and Virtual Prototyping got into many difficulties before becoming a part of the traditional ship building processes. However the greater complexity of constructions and boarded systems demand more complete design verifications. Even if a boarded system is analogous to the land one, it must stand the high intensity of the induced ship motion. The forecasting of the ship motions has a...

Manoeuvring Assessment in Concept Ship Design

From Model-based Design to Virtual Prototypes for Automotive Applications

In this paper, we present a new design methodology for automotive applications, combining the strength of model-based design using MATLAB/Simulink and virtual prototyping using SystemC. The design flow starts from an automotive application modeled in MATLAB/Simulink. By including a vehicle model, testing and debugging of the desired application is possible. In a first step, the application mode...

Design Prototypes

This article commences with an elaboration of models of design as a process. It then introduces and describes a knowledge representation schema for design called design prototypes. This schema supports the initiation and continuation of the act of designing. Design prototypes are shown to provide a suitable framework to distinguish routine, innovative and creative design. DESIGN Although there ...