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Title	Towards the development of an automated ship arrangement design tool
Author	Olsen, Christopher, 1968-
Description	Thesis (M.Eng.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1998. Engineering and Applied Science
Date	1998
Pagination	xxv, 366 leaves : ill.
Subject	Naval architecture--Data processing; Computer-aided design; Plant layout--Data processing
Degree	M.Eng.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Discipline	Engineering and Applied Science
Language	eng
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 185-199
Abstract	This thesis reviews Naval Architecture methods emphasizing the algorithmic and computer-based design of ships. It is shown that the problem of General Arrangements is critical to design synthesis and yet lacks the systemisarion found in other ship design problems. Design systemisarion improves the solution by reducing development periods and therefore costs, and by making more rime available for additional design iterations. The thesis addresses the systemisarion of the General Arrangement problem through the analogous Industrial Engineering problem of Facility Layout. -- While conceptually useful, the algorithms for computer-aided Facility Layout are limited primarily by their crude and out-dated representation of spatial information. For this reason, the bulk of this thesis describes a novel formulation for spatial data, replacing the traditional 2D block layout model. Named Semi-Solids, the representation employs planar mathematics to manipulate and identically model 3D faceted surfaces. The name implies a variation of a solid model because the unique formulation allows the computer to shape and position spatial objects without the direct guidance or interpretation of a human user. -- Microsoft's Access database software was used to create an efficient relational database for the storage of constraints and qualitative and quantitative data. Code for the manipulation of this data was developed using Microsoft's Visual Basic, and because Visual Basic and Access are closely related, data is easily shared by the database and the coded algorithm. In addition, it was possible to include a number of analytical functions specific to the database within the Visual Basic code. The database and the Semi-Solids code have been named Ship Arrangement Tool (ShipArrT) in preparation for additional work. -- The thesis concludes with two detailed research plans showing necessary and potential areas for future research. The first plan completes the Semi-Solids representation and evaluates its potential relative to other Solid Model representations. The second plan offers ideas and direction towards the completion of a modem and robust Facility Layout/General Arrangement algorithm.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a1322289
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(39.51 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Olsen_Christopher.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	17839.cpd