It is important to mention the difficulties related to the full scale measurements and their interpretation. While the direct measurements of the ship response in terms of the structural strains, ship motions and accelerations are well mastered today, this is not true for the measurements of the local pressures and especially for the measurements of the sea states in which the ships are navigating. The most common wave radar based systems suffers from several technical difficulties and associated uncertainties. The most advanced wave measuring system will be used within this project and their implementation will be improved.
The aim of the present project is to develop and implement an improved sea state estimation procedure. The following topics have been identified as most important:
Dynamic selection of ship responses to be used in the sea state.
Check for faulty signals;
Inclusion of fatigue damage estimations in the operational criteria;
Power prediction estimates based on semi-empirical formulas and proper estimation of added resistance in waves.
The project should results in an on-board software system able to run real time on a standard PC and using input from standard sensors like accelerometers and strain-gauges.
Top 10 richest Malaysians in 2014: Malaysia now boasts a total of eighteen billionaires, up from fourteen a year ago! Let's now take a look at the ten of the richest locals in 2014. As many Malaysians are well aware of, our country is going through a period of lows; our currency, the Ringgit, is weakening, we are experiencing a slowing economy and a lackluster stock market. All these come together to affect those who are earning a regular salary. But all of it is probably nothing more than an extra shrug from the guys on this list – if at all. In fact, some of those on the Forbes’ Malaysia’s Richest Tycoon list (ie the richest Malaysians, as of March 2014) have seen their fortunes increase as well, due to shrewd business decisions (amongst other things) despite economic conditions. Malaysia now boasts a total of eighteen billionaires, up from fourteen a year ago! Let’s now take a look at the ten of the richest locals in 2014. Source: Forbes’ Malaysia’s 50 Richest List Number 10: ...
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