Total Ship Design Process Modeling

Abstract

With support from the Office of Naval Research and the Office of the Secretary of Defense High Performance Computing Program, the Naval Sea Systems Command and the Naval Surface Warfare Centers have been collaborating on the development of a Ship Design Process Reference Model (SDPRM). Through a series of workshops and separate meetings, expert knowledge on the design process has been captured using new process modeling tools. The practice and discipline of process modeling has provided immediate benefits and promises longer range benefits in process planning, software assessment, process improvement, and training. Better understanding and management of the design process will enable more cost effective design.