Abstract
One of the goals in the AUTOSHIP project is to develop common tools and methodologies for practitioners within the area of autonomous ships. To that end, this report describes the AUTOSHIP project's plans for a general and standardized design framework that will be developed for description, specification, and analysis of autonomous ship systems. The primary objectives of the framework are 1) to make the design process of autonomous ship systems efficient through structure and standardization, 2) to put stakeholders in a position where they can communicate design results efficiently and make informed decisions, 3) reduce discrepancies between design descriptions and actual designs and 4) enable implementation of automated design processes and improved test scope definition.
The design framework targets the concept design phase of waterborne logistics systems that utilize autonomous ships, and aims to support the development from an idea to a preliminary design entailed by safety & security analyses as well as cost-benefit assessments that considers both commercial and societal elements. This report contains a high-level description of:
• the scope, objectives and the structure of the design framework.
• the framework input that includes the concept idea, the role of supply chain analysis and data exchange formats and semantics.
• the framework tools & methods that covers the design viewpoints cost-benefit analysis, system and operational design, and safety & security.
• the framework output that is the preliminary design description, the business case definition, societal effects, and identified hazards and risks.
The design framework is intended as a proposal for a future approach to concept design of waterborne logistics systems that utilize autonomous ships. The AUTOSHIP project has several activities that will contribute to further developments, and this includes further research to close some of the identified framework gaps, and further research on and implementation of the framework methods and tools.
Note that the content of this report does not represent the development and approval activities defined for the authorisation of the two AUTOSHIP demonstrators.
The design framework targets the concept design phase of waterborne logistics systems that utilize autonomous ships, and aims to support the development from an idea to a preliminary design entailed by safety & security analyses as well as cost-benefit assessments that considers both commercial and societal elements. This report contains a high-level description of:
• the scope, objectives and the structure of the design framework.
• the framework input that includes the concept idea, the role of supply chain analysis and data exchange formats and semantics.
• the framework tools & methods that covers the design viewpoints cost-benefit analysis, system and operational design, and safety & security.
• the framework output that is the preliminary design description, the business case definition, societal effects, and identified hazards and risks.
The design framework is intended as a proposal for a future approach to concept design of waterborne logistics systems that utilize autonomous ships. The AUTOSHIP project has several activities that will contribute to further developments, and this includes further research to close some of the identified framework gaps, and further research on and implementation of the framework methods and tools.
Note that the content of this report does not represent the development and approval activities defined for the authorisation of the two AUTOSHIP demonstrators.