The National Shipbuilding Research Program 1985 Ship Production Symposium Volume 2 Paper No. 17: Application of Flexible Automation to Ship Construction

Abstract

Computer-aided design and flexible automated manufacturing technologies presently available and currently under active development can provide the keys to improved productivity in shipbuilding. The specific applications of these technologies, implemented or proposed for other more structured and product-form stationary industries, are not generally applicable to shipbuilding. The problem addressed by this project is the research and analysis of the potential mating of advanced productivity improvement technologies to shipbuilding. Formal criteria are proposed for the selection of ship construction operations and the establishment of their priority as candidates for further study of automation potential.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA443911

Entities

People

  • John M. Sizemore

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Automation
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Investments
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Precision
  • Production
  • Productivity
  • Shipbuilding
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Operations Research
  • Software Engineering