Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01282, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Molyneux, William (Memorial University of Newfoundland), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Newfoundland and Labrador|Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Ships and structures used in ocean engineering may be held in place with mooring systems, but as the_x000D_
structures move into deeper water this may become impractical. An active system where the structure is held in_x000D_
place by powered thrusters is a practical alternative solution for deep water. Designing and analyzing these_x000D_
active systems requires an additional set of techniques beyond those used for mooring systems, which include_x000D_
methods of predicting the forces and moments created by the environmental forces (wind, waves and current),_x000D_
and a system for allocating thrust to each device to balance these forces and moments. DSA has developed a_x000D_
series of software tools for anlayzing mooring forces for offshore structures, but sees a gap in its capacity for_x000D_
analyzing dynamic positioning systems. Researchers at Memorial University will work with engineers at DSA_x000D_
to provide them with validated results for wind, current and wave drift force predictions and a thrust force_x000D_
allocation method. These new features will allow DSA to expand its client base into the markets for offshore_x000D_
structures used for energy exploration and production as well as support cruise ship operators, navies and_x000D_
coastguards around the world., program purpose french : Ships and structures used in ocean engineering may be held in place with mooring systems, but as the_x000D_
structures move into deeper water this may become impractical. An active system where the structure is held in_x000D_
place by powered thrusters is a practical alternative solution for deep water. Designing and analyzing these_x000D_
active systems requires an additional set of techniques beyond those used for mooring systems, which include_x000D_
methods of predicting the forces and moments created by the environmental forces (wind, waves and current),_x000D_
and a system for allocating thrust to each device to balance these forces and moments. DSA has developed a_x000D_
series of software tools for anlayzing mooring forces for offshore structures, but sees a gap in its capacity for_x000D_
analyzing dynamic positioning systems. Researchers at Memorial University will work with engineers at DSA_x000D_
to provide them with validated results for wind, current and wave drift force predictions and a thrust force_x000D_
allocation method. These new features will allow DSA to expand its client base into the markets for offshore_x000D_
structures used for energy exploration and production as well as support cruise ship operators, navies and_x000D_
coastguards around the world., agreement title english : Environmental Forces on Offshore Structures, agreement title french : Environmental Forces on Offshore Structures, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada