devices and software, to create an "asbuilt" model that includes all manufacturing and installation data for use in repair planning and design. It responds to Program Executive Officer interest in expanding the utility of modeling tools to reduce costs associated with both current ship design and enterprise management. This new process will add production and Common Parts Catalog metadata to current "As-Built" CAD models using the individual preexisting CAD models as a "local parts library." The team plans on creating the model using Light Detecting and Ranging (LIDAR) and Photogrammetry systems. These systems will obtain 3D data on the ship to be repaired and relate this data to a library of preexisting CAD models which have the necessary associated meta-data. Algorithms will be created that will best fit the CAD models from the library to the 3D data. Lessons learned from the NSRP Ship Check Data Capture projects completed in 2006 will be used as reference. Participants: Bender Shipbuilding & Repair, Electric Boat, Foto-G Measurements, Trimble, ShipConstructor Software, Catia, University of New Orleans Program Funding: $639K; Industry Cost Share: $666K
Large Scale Computer Simulation Modeling System for Shipbuilding Description: In response to Program Executive Officer interest in Modeling and Simulation/Design Tools, this project will develop and deploy a yard-wide computer simulation modeling system that will enable analyses of the effects of current and new ship production work on the shipyard's operations. This project is innovative as it will develop a "yard-wide" simulation modeling system versus current simulations that are typically focused on individual work centers or processes. The system will also support a broad user base of planners, managers and analysts rather than a small group of highly trained specialists. It will include: (1) a yard-wide simulation model application, (2) user utilities to easily define facilities, schedules, processes/routings and interim products, and (3) automated links to product design and planning/scheduling data. Expected benefits are time and cost reductions in analyzing how new/different ship programs will impact production within the shipyard, and how process/facility automation and other changes will impact overall productivity within the shipyard. Ultimately this will lead to reduced cost and risk to Navy ship production programs.
cipline-specific designs well beyond what a CAD operator is capable of performing. This program will be developed for both classroom and on-line educational development. Participants: Bender Shipbuilding & Repair, Bollinger Shipyards, Genoa Design International, Gibbs & Cox, Murray & Associates, ShipConstructor Software, Art Anderson & Associates, University of Wisconsin-Marinette, University of South Alabama Program Funding: $700K; Cost Share: $855K Industry
Virtual Welding: Low Cost Virtual
Participants: NASSCO, Atlantec Enterprise Solutions, Bender Shipbuilding & Repair, ShipConstructor Software USA, TranSystems/Automation Associates Funding: $1.4M; Industry Cost Share: $1.1M
Modern Shipbuilding Design This follow-on project is responsive to Program Executive Officer interest in Workforce Interoperability. It also complements the on-going NSRP Shipyard Design Tool Enhancement project, which has successfully developed an introductory marine design course, Applications of Modern Shipbuilding Design, that will be provided at two universities this Fall. The team proposes to develop 4 additional advanced marine
design courses - Structure, Piping & HVAC, Electrical, and Design for Manufacturing and Producibility. These courses will help ensure consistency and quality in training across the industry while taking advantage of the latest technologies to significantly enhance second-tier shipyards' capabilities as a competitive global force. This curriculum will provide the student with the training to effectively enter the shipyard workforce ready to start developing dis-
Reality Welder Training System Description: This effort proposes to develop an affordable virtual welding system for training and personnel evaluation aimed at reducing welder training cost by as much as 50%. The concept is to reduce the cost of these virtual systems through innovative uses of: 1) a robust artificial intelligence technology, 2) a new real-time processing system which was developed partly under previous NSRP work, and 3) new, low cost, wired and wireless sensor technology. This system will be able to "teach" various weld styles and positions by virtually providing visualization and sound, and will provide immediate quality
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