Review of Hull Structural Monitoring Systems for Navy Ships

Abstract

At the request of DMO Head Maritime Systems Division (HMSD) a study was undertaken to investigate issues related to installation of hull structural monitoring systems (HSMS) on RAN ships. This report provides results of a literature and internet survey to determine the state of the art of HSMS on commercial and military ships together with discussion of issues related to navy ships generally. System configurations range from basic installations intended to monitor hull girder bending stresses up to complex developmental systems employing technologies such as fibre-optic sensors and wireless data transmission. Vendor material related to commercial off the shelf (COTS) systems is provided in a number of appendices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA588962

Entities

People

  • B. Morris
  • B. Phelps

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Boats
  • Data Analysis
  • Digital Communications
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Engineers
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Marine Transportation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Naval Architecture
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Optical Fibers
  • Strain Gages
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies