China Rolls Out 17MW Floating Wind Turbine Prototype
24 meters high and survive Category 17 super typhoons.The turbine is the first to adopt domestically produced large-diameter main shaft bearings. Key components such as blades, generator, converter, and transformer are also fully localized.“The R&D team successfully developed coupled simulation technology for floating wind systems and high-fidelity model testing technology. They overcame significant challenges in high-precision manufacturing and assembly of blades and low-speed permanent magnet direct-drive motors, achieving the development of a high-capacity, high-reliability direct-drive
Simulation Training Profile: Chris Hearn, Memorial University
is] a bit small, but for our facility, given what we're doing, that's a pretty good number,” said Hearn.Chris Hearn, Director of the Center for Marine Simulation, Fisheries & Marine Institute, Memorial University. Image courtesy Memorial University Maritime Simulation CenterSimulation Technology EvolvesSince Hearn started his position more than 15 years ago in 2008, there have been “several waypoints in terms of [simulation technology] improvements that I've seen,” said Hearn. “Simulation technology vendors generally have a lot of similarity between them, what
Kongsberg to Deliver Fisheries Training Simulator
Kongsberg Digital has signed a contract with Lofoten Vocational School for development and delivery of a complete new K-Sim Fishery Simulator with fish finding and fish catching applications. The simulator will be based on sophisticated Kongsberg K-Sim simulation technology and market-leading Kongsberg Maritime (SIMRAD) professional fishery equipment, including echo sounders, sonars and trawl monitoring systems. Demand for a fishing vessel specific simulator, integrating all key operations on board has grown in recent years, based on implementation of new STCW requirements (STCW-F), advancement in
SMD Expands Its Servicing Operations
will transfer to the new facility at the Port of Tyne. The firm will occupy a 23,000sqft unit at Tyne Dock, which has been modified to offer bespoke accommodation for SMD. Inside, the company will carry out repairs and upgrades and will offer training via state-of-the-art simulation technology designed to mimic sea conditions. With an eaves height of up to 8.1 meters, SMD has space for large-scale equipment and benefits from a large, secure storage yard, dedicated parking and high-speed fiber optic data lines to ensure it can stay in constant communication with clients across the
KONGSBERG Signs Contracts for LNG Cruise Ferry Simulators
Kongsberg Digital, the new KONGSBERG software and maritime simulation technology division, has signed contracts with Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology, Kalmar Maritime Academy and Linnaeus University that include development of a state-of-the-art LNG (Dual Fuel) Cruise Ferry simulator model for the K-Sim Engine simulator platform. The new K-Sim Engine model is scheduled to be delivered in Q1 2017, in order to provide readiness for forthcoming regulations. Handling LNG fuel and other low-flashpoint fuels on ships will become part of maritime training standards in 2017, following
Virtual Worlds: Newfoundland and Labrador's Simulator Tech
Dodd, VP Operations, describes as potential “negative learning”, whereby ROV pilots trained using inferior simulators might run into potentially very costly difficulties should the tether becomes caught or tangled. It is a level of detail that has become the hallmark of GRi’s simulation technology, which can accurately replicate large subsea structures, complex mechanical systems and harsh environments in high detail. The cameras and sonars used aboard the ROVs that become the pilots’ eyes to the underwater world are themselves precisely simulated, while trainee pilots
The World’s Cold Ocean Lab
Memorial University (MUN), home to the Fisheries and Marine Institute (Marine Institute or MI for short), which has students from every province in Canada and is the number one producer of seafarers in the country. MI’s Center for Marine Simulation (CMS) boasts the largest suite of marine simulation technology in North America. The university is a production line for wave after wave of graduates with cold ocean expertise, including ship operations, vessel design, ocean instrumentation and equipment, marine information and communication technologies, ocean mapping, and underwater technology. MUN
Bouchard Simulation Center Opens at SUNY Maritime
with SUNY Maritime to build a first-class simulator on campus that would not only benefit cadets, but would benefit our employees. We’re going to do our training here with our captains and mates.” The simulation center is the latest in Kongsberg’s Polaris Bridge Simulation technology, and it was funded by a gift from Bouchard Transportation, the largest independently owned ocean-going petroleum barge company in the Unieed States. It offers full mission bridge simulators, instruction stations and a de-briefing area, where instructors can discuss topics regarding navigation
Kongsberg Delivers Simulator Upgrades
,” says A. Rune Johansen, Managing Director, Simsea AS. “It is a strong training ground not only for personnel on the accommodation units but also in most other mobile rigs used in the oil & gas sector.” Opened in February 2012 and built on a foundation of Kongsberg simulation technology, Simsea is one of the most advanced offshore simulator training centers in the world. It currently features a number of DP and offshore bridge simulators including a 360 degree visual K-Sim Offshore simulator with interface to a range of specialized task simulators such as ROV, offshore crane
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