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The DigiFloDock project is aimed to improve the automation, efficiency and safety of the floating docking operations by developing a digital twin solution, which can predict, identify and prevent dangerous (see Project Proposal Annex 1) situations during an autonomous docking process.
The solution will combine a developed numerical program with measurement data acquired from sensors. The numerical program includes both stability analysis and strength calculation, which interact with each other and can be performed simultaneously. The deliverables include simulation and data acquisition software, model tests results and data acquired on a real floating dock.
The final result of the project is the floating dock digital twin.
The digital floating dock twin is intended to facilitate any ship repair yard to use a floating dock and make it more safe. It can also be utilized by design offices to improve floating docks. Eventually the floating dock digital twin is to prevent accidents and also to protect environment.
University of Stavanger will be responsible for numerical simulation procedures. They bring their knowledge and experience in kinematics and dynamics of floating docks and vessels. They will also share their expertise in strength and stability calculations.
Myklebust Verft AS will share their floating dock for taking measurements during routine operations. They will assure proper sensor installation. Due to their involvement the results of numerical simulations will be verified against data acquired during measurements taken on a real floating dock.
CoreMarine AS will share their knowledge about data acquisition in industrial environment and they will apply their data tracker to collect data about floating dock position during field tests.