Review of the evolution of ship design theory and discussion of the prospects of digital design solutions
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Abstract
This article describes the evolution of the theory and practice of early ship design over the past 50 years, and analyzes the main Russian and foreign sources. The features of the analytical-, optimization- and system-based approaches to the formulation and solution of the design problem are consistently discussed, and the applied tools used in different approaches are described. A comparative analysis of these three approaches is carried out. Several assumptions are made about the ways for further development of the theory and practice of ship design using artificial intelligence and digital duplication technologies. The article also analyzes the reasons for some inertia of the ship design theory in modern Russia and a certain pause in the development of applied tools for conceptual ship design and analysis. A conclusion is made about the possibility for further development of ship design theory using modern information and software technologies.
About the Author
O. V. Tarovik
Bureau Hyperborea LLC
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD
191015, St. Petersburg, Kavalergardskaya ul., 6A, pom. 511
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