{"id":28801,"date":"2021-04-01T09:13:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T16:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssi-corporate.com\/?post_type=content&p=28801"},"modified":"2023-11-08T07:28:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:28:38","slug":"kd-marine-design-implements-ar","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/www.ssi-corporate.com\/ja\/content\/kd-marine-design-implements-ar\/","title":{"rendered":"KD Marine Design Implements AR and VR Innovations to Streamline Ship Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KD Marine Design incorporated the latest AR, VR, and laser scanning innovations into their design workflow, significantly improving communication and information flow between them and the shipyard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Underlying Challenge <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

KD Marine were struggling to ensure that their shipyard partners had access to the right data, at the right time, and in a format that made sense. They had seen the benefits of new innovations internally and wanted to apply them commercially. When two separate projects came along, 11m survey boats for the South African Navy and a series of 35m crew vessels, KD Marine saw the opportunity to take advantage of the latest technology.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main challenges KD Marine needed to tackle were how to ensure that everyone was working with the latest information, identify a way to move past just using 2D drawings, and build a digital-first dynamic design workflow, rather than a static one. Any delay between when a client can review a product or request changes results in delays to the entire project. Solving these challenges mitigates that risk and means procurement and construction can begin sooner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AR has opened a lot of doors for us towards the future.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keith Davies, CEO, KD Marine Design<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why VR, AR, and Laser Scanning for Shipbuilding <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Using these new innovations was the missing piece in the old workflow. With them, KD Marine moved beyond passing drawings over the wall and towards a low latency, almost live, process. The outcome was deeper integration<\/a> between the design office and the shipyard, and a continuation of the move away from 2D in favor of 3D. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using AR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Augmented reality (AR) integration allowed KD Marine to introduce live data into their workflow process. It was the perfect opportunity to showcase the value of a digital twin to the yard and the depth of metadata that SSI can provide. After modeling the systems for the latest 35m crew vessels, KD used AR to overlay the systems inside of the hull. This gave the shipyard a clear picture of what went where, and how the drawings lined up with the physical space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using VR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Reviewing designs in virtual reality (VR) gives both the designer and the client an immediate sense of the scope, scale, and space of a design. Experiencing the vessel in this way gives the client a tangible grasp or how the design functions and what areas need to be revised. With VR, this review process can happen both earlier, and more effectively than before. Ultimately, this results in easier to complete change requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KD Marine is also incorporating VR technology in their training programs. The realistic nature of an immersive simulation makes for a more effective training program that translates better into the real world. The more detailed the training model used, the closer it can match reality. High-accuracy and fidelity handheld scanners can be used to scan complex physical parts that can be added to the VR model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laser scanning for shipbuilding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The complexity of modern projects means that there are many thousands of individual parts in even a small project. KD Marine realized that technology could be a powerful tool in ensuring that the as-built vessel matched the digital twin. Using a combination of handheld 3D scanners and SSI solutions, KD Marine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n