2013
HMS 2013 Proceeding
A simulation framework for ships pilots training
Authors: Francesco Longo, Roberto Musmanno, Letizia Nicoletti, Alessandro Chiurco
Abstract
The paper proposes an advanced simulator of a commercial containership within a virtual environment reproducing the port of Salerno. The motion of the ship at sea is based on a 6 Degree Of Freedom (DOF) model that includes the MMG model for surge, sway and yaw and closed form expression for pitch, roll and heave. The simulator is part of an on-going research project (HABITAT, Harbour Traffic Optimization System) and is intended for ship pilots training for manoeuvring inside the port area (i.e. while entering and/or exiting from the port, mooring operations, etc.) therefore it seeks to recreate the experience of a real ship manoeuvring with accuracy. To this end, the analytical model for the ship motion has been validated through a dedicated software tool that has been developed writing a C++ programming code. This tool allows testing the behaviour of the simulator according to the desired configuration of the ship.
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