Vessel's Performance Modelling: Developing a digital twin for the propulsion system, a Spliethoff group case

In this thesis, it was examined how high-frequency operational data collected from an automated recording system, can be used to develop a vessel’s performance model. Both the traditional and the Machine Learning (ML) approach were examined. In the traditional approach, every component of the propulsion plant was examined separately, while...

Improvements to the design process of the energy distribution system: A comparison between operational use of the energy distribution system of a naval ship and its expected use during the design phase

After a ship is delivered from a shipyard to a customer, its operational use is not yet structurally compared to its expected use. This lack of structural comparison results in limited verification and self-evaluation of the design process. The objective of this research is therefore to develop a method to analyze operational data and apply this...