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Author Staff, National Research Council

Title Shiphandling Simulation : Application to Waterway Design
Published Washington : National Academies Press, 1900

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Description 1 online resource (172 pages)
Contents ""Shiphandling Simulation""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""NRC STUDY""; ""REPORT ORGANIZATION""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""DOES SIMULATION WORK?""; ""WHEN SHOULD SIMULATION BE USED?""; ""HOW CAN SIMULATION BE ENHANCED AS A DESIGN AID?""; ""SUGGESTED RESEARCH""; ""1 Introduction""; ""WATERWAY MODERNIZATION""; ""Port Development""; ""Water Resources Policy""; ""ROLE OF SIMULATION IN WATERWAY MODERNIZATION""; ""2 Waterway Design Process""; ""THE DESIGN CHALLENGE""; ""DESIGN ISSUES""; ""Technical Issues""; ""Acceptable Levels of Risk""
""Institutional Issues""""DESIGN PROCEDURES""; ""DESIGN TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES""; ""Depth""; ""Width""; ""Navigational Aids""; ""Environmental Data and Civil Engineering""; ""Design Vessel""; ""SUMMARY""; ""3 Use of Simulation in Waterway Design""; ""RELATIONSHIP OF PILOTING TO SIMULATION""; ""RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SIMULATORS AND THE DESIGN PROCESS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""4 Shiphandling Simulators""; ""COMPUTER-BASED MODEL FOR SHIP BEHAVIOR""; ""Specific Components of Fast-Time Simulations""; ""Specific Components of Real-Time Simulators""; ""Visual presentation""; ""Controls""; ""Fidelity""
""Man-in-the-loop""""LEVEL OF SIMULATION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""5 Mathematical Models""; ""SELECTING AND IDENTIFYING THE SIMULATION MODEL""; ""WATERWAY BATHYMETRY""; ""WATERWAY ENVIRONMENT""; ""MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF SHIP DYNAMICS""; ""COMPONENTS OF THE FORCES SYSTEM""; ""Deepwater Factors""; ""Unrestricted Shallow Water""; ""Restricted Shallow Water""; ""Rudder-Propeller System""; ""Model of Propulsion and Steering Systems""; ""SUMMARY""; ""6 Assessment of Simulator Technology and Results""; ""ACCURACY""; ""CRITIQUE OF MATHEMATICAL MODELING TECHNOLOGY""
""CRITIQUE OF PILOTAGE MODELING TECHNOLOGY""""VALIDATION""; ""INTERPRETING THE RESULTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""7 Simulator Application in Harbor and Waterway Design""; ""CASE STUDY RESULTS""; ""8 Research Needs""; ""GAPS IN THE STATE OF PRACTICE""; ""FUTURE RESEARCH""; ""Fidelity Requirements for Mathematical Models""; ""Identification and Validation of the Mathematical Models""; ""Effect of Visual and Behavioral Fidelity on Real-Time Simulation Results""; ""Interpretation of Simulation Results""; ""Guidelines for the Required Level and Scope of Simulation""
""STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING A RESEARCH PROGRAM""""SUMMARY""; ""9 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""DOES SIMULATION WORK?""; ""WHEN SHOULD SIMULATION BE USED?""; ""HOW CAN SIMULATION BE ENHANCED AS A DESIGN AID?""; ""ESTABLISHING A RESEARCH PROGRAM""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Committee Member Biographies""; ""B Design Elements of Waterway Development""; ""C Practical Application of Shiphandling Simulators to Waterway Design""; ""CASE STUDY COATZACOALCOS, MEXICO COMPUTER AIDED OPERATIONS RESEARCH FACILITY, 1980-1981""; ""PROJECT DESCRIPTION""; ""SIMULATION DESCRIPTION""; ""SIMULATION RESULTS""
Notes ""Project implementation""
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Subject Ship simulators.
Ship handling -- Computer simulation
Ship handling -- Computer simulation.
Ship simulators.
Form Electronic book
Author Webster, William C
ISBN 9780309598026
0309598028