Real time accurate prediction of approaching waves and wave induced ship motions
Themes: Water & Maritime, Infrastructure & Mobility / Transport
Validation
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Why?
Accurately predicting approaching waves and resulting ship motions several minutes ahead enables to anticipate during offshore operations: avoid situations with high waves, grab a window of opportunity with low waves.
How?
An innovative algorithm uses the ship’s radar data to image the 3D wave pattern around the ship. Modeling its propagation yields the waves arriving at the ship and the ship’s motions of up to several minutes in the future.
When?
There has been a very successful proof of concept on board of a ship in the North Sea. Next step is to further validate the technology in multiple case studies.
Peter Naaijen MSc