Forward Thinking

摘要

Working closely with the University of Delft and OceanWaves in Germany, the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has developed a new type of vessel motion prediction system, which can predict motions up to two minutes ahead, raising the possibility of a host of potential applications for the technology. The ability to predict the motion of vessels is of critical importance in a number of sectors, not least offshore and heavy-lift, where the viability of certain types of operation depends heavily on wave-induced motions and the need for a short, quiescent period in which to conduct an operation safely.