ESSENTIALS FOR ANY SHIP SURFACE DEFINITION SYSTEM ORIENTATED TO STEELWORK PRODUCTION

The Authors, of B.S.R.A., describe some aspects of the BRITSHIPS system that they identify as being essential for any system designed to supply shipbuilders with production and manufacturing information for hull steelwork. These aspects, which are illustrated by examples drawn from the practical applications of BRITSHIPS, are examined under the headings: 1. Introduction. 2. BRITFAIR (Hull surface definition--Stem profile--Stern profile--Flat of bottom and side--Knuckles). 3. BRITSHELL (Definition of longitudinal structure--Description--Storage--Straking arrangements--Manual description--Using existing information--Defining the shell parts--Curved part development). It is mentioned that close communication with the Industry during the application and continuing development of BRITSHIPS has provided a useful channel which has stimulated the exchange of information between various shipyards and B.S.R.A.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Preprints of International Conference on Computer Applications in the Automation of Shipyard Operation and Ship Design (ICCAS), Gothenburg, June 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  North-Holland Publishing Company

  52 Vanderbilt Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Lowrey, A R
  • Bolton, K M
  • Smith, K
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling equipment; Computer graphics; Computers; Fairing lines; Hulls; Materials management; Planning; Production; Production control; Productivity; Shipbuilding; Shipyards; Surfaces
• Old TRIS Terms: Hull geometry; Hull lines; Hull surfaces; Lines fairing
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148634
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 23 1977 12:00AM