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David Bourne: Adjusting the rudder
Maths and ship maneuverability
Before a newly designed ship is seaworthy, there is a lot of checking to do. Is the ship capable of maneuvering well? MARIN, the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands, links hydrodynamic research to the maritime industry.
At their laboratories maritime constructions such as ships and oil drilling platforms are tested for safety, efficiency and performance. One of the important aspects is the maneuverability of ships. This is currently determined by measuring the forces on a model of the ship while it moves through the water. The results are translated into large systems of equations, which can be solved on the computer. These computer simulations are very timeconsuming. Is there an easier and faster way to solve these equations? That's the challenge that MARIN brought to the Study Group Mathematics in Industry in January 2011.
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David Bourne
David Bourne werkt als toegepast wiskundige onder meer aan scheepvaartkundige problemen bij de onderzoekgroep van Mark Peletier aan de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.
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Produced by Fast Facts
With the support of Eindhoven University of Technology and Mark Peletier
Thanks to
Ed van Daalen, senior researcher Research & Development at MARIN
Participants of the Study Group Mathematics with Industry, Amsterdam, 2011: Mochamad Apri, Nicodemus Banagaaya, Jan Bouwe van den Berg, Rogier Brussee, Tasnim Fatima, Faisal Irzal, Jens Rademacher, Bob Rink, Frits Veerman, Steven Verpoort
Group actors: Nicodemus Banagaaya, Joep Evers, Tasnim Fatima, Patrick van Meurs, Mark Peletier
Made by: Jasmijn Snoijink 2012
In cooperation with
Camera: Irene Driessen IPSO
Editing & compositing: Jonathan Massey
Ship and research images: MARIN
Music: Daan van West
Graphic design: SproetS