The Impact of Control Allocation on Optimal Control Surface Positioning and Sizing: A comparative study for a PrandtlPlane

Classically, aircraft controls are designed such that every control surface type primarily influences a single degree of freedom by creating a moment. Increased availability of computational resources and novel aircraft configuration allow a deviation from this approach and to utilize individual control surfaces to generate moments around...

Enhancing offshore service vessel concept design by involving seakeeping: Developing a framework to efficiently design high-performance offshore service vessel concepts

The growth in the offshore wind industry sees an increased demand for offshore service vessels (OSVs). These vessels often operate in harsh conditions, and their performance is heavily dependent on their seakeeping characteristics. Conventional ship design processes fail to effectively consider seakeeping early in the design process, leading to...

Systematic Design Optimization of grabs handling cohesive bulk materials: Systematisch ontwerp optimalisatie van overslag grijpers voor cohesive bulk materialen

Grabs are often used for unloading bulk carriers that transport iron ore cargoes around the globe. The unloading process is time-consuming, and terminals strive to maximise their turnover capacity. Grab performance is a combination of maximum crane capacity, grab design and bulk material behaviour. Due to bulk uncertainties occurred by varying...