STUDY ON THE AUTOMATIC STIFFENER LAYOUT METHOD UNDER CAD ENVIRONMENT

This paper presents a practical method to lay out stiffeners automatically on web frames. A combinatorial tree model is adopted to represent the stiffener layout process; a layout problem is converted to the tree searching problem. The pattern information on the stiffener layout, obtained through the investigation about the design results of actual ship, are introduced as a heuristics to explore the combinatorial tree in an intelligent way. The method was implemented through computer programs to the CAD/system and practised solutions were obtained by the system in the reasonable processing time.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PRADS '92, 5th Intl Symp on the Practical Design of Ships and Mobile Units; 17-22 May 1992; Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. Pprs. Publ by Elsevier Science Pubs Ltd., U.K., Vol 2, p 2.1328 [9 p, 6 ref, 6 fig]
• Authors:
  • UMEZAKI, K
  • Sonda, M
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer aided design; Naval architecture; Stiffeners (Plates); Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Stiffeners
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00703440
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM