The Design Knowledge Management Square - a Framework for Early Stage Complex Ship Design

Conference paper (2022)

Authors

J.J. le Poole Ship Design, Production and Operations - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
N.D. Charisi Ship Design, Production and Operations - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
K. Droste Damen Naval, Ship Design, Production and Operations - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
A.C. Habben Jansen Defence Materiel Organisation, Ship Design, Production and Operations - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
A.A. Kana Ship Design, Production and Operations - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Research Group
Ship Design, Production and Operations (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Design framework Complex ship design
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Published Date

2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Marine and Transport Technology

Research Group

Ship Design, Production and Operations

Abstract

This paper presents and demonstrates a new design thinking framework for early stage complex ship design, called the Design Knowledge Management Square (DKMS) framework. The DKMS framework provides a structure that explicitly incorporates the collaborative nature of complex ship design, contrary to other models or frameworks that primarily focus on the technical integration of tools and methods to describe early stage complex ship design. The DKMS framework is applied to three case studies: 1) multi-disciplinary early stage design of complex ships, 2) the integration of concept design generation and analysis methods, and 3) the application of design rationale to support collaborative design decision-making. The case studies show that the DKMS framework provides added value by explicitly describing both the collaborative and technical nature of complex ship design. Thereby the framework helps to analyse, support, and understand complex ship design.