Use of the ship maneuvering simulator (SMS) is at the core of pilot trainees education and training, so it is desirable to have an evaluation method that can be completed shortly after each berthing training session. There are basically two methods of docking maneuvering that pilot trainees learn: one in which the ship enters from outside the port and is...

This survey discusses recent developments in the context of spherical designs and minimal energy point configurations on spheres. The recent solution of the long standing problem of the existence of spherical t-designs on S with O(td) number of points by A. Bondarenko, D. Radchenko, and M. Viazovska attracted new interest to this subject. Secondly, D. P. Hardin and E. B. Saff proved that point ...

The article deals with a simulation approach to the representation of ship motions in waves, interacting propulsion system behavior (diesel engine and propeller). final goal is development simulator, as complete possible, that allows analysis main thermodynamics different sea conditions, also unfavorable event dynamic instability hull, correct management other components. This latter aspect par...

Ship simulators are used for training purposes and therefore have to calculate realistic wave patterns around the moving ship in real time. We consider a wave model that is based on the variational Boussinesq formulation, which results in a set of partial differential equations. Discretization of these equations gives a large system of linear equations, that has to be solved each time-step. The...