NORCE-radar installed on DOF-vessels
NORCE researchers have developed a wave prediction system that provides a clear understanding of the incoming ocean waves and vessel motions.
Whether you are moving a rig or installing a windmill offshore – the principal challenge for all operations at sea is big waves. Waves are unpredictable and they affect both operation efficiency and safety on board.
– The RIMARC system predicts the entire field of individual waves and vessel motions in the next few minutes. It will revolutionise safety and efficiency on board, says senior researcher Svein Olav Halstensen.
Hans Ellingsen, Service Engineer, Kongsberg Maritime sammed med seniorforskerne Svein Olav Halstensen og Leonid Vasilyev.
The system is being developed together with Dr.Yuming Liu from MIT Ocean Research and Kongsberg Maritime, and is already installed on the two DOF-vessels Skandi Vega and Skandi Africa.
– As part of the RIMARC system Kongsberg Maritime is developing an alarm that gives warning of big waves before they hit the vessel so that the crew can get off the deck in time, says Leonid Vasilyev senior researcher behind the models.
– In time, the RIMARC system can be used on all vessels that are equipped with standard navigation radars, says Victoria Zinchenko, senior researcher.
The RIMARC-system is being developed in the RAIDAR-project. Collaborators in the project are MIT Ocean Research, Kongsberg Maritime, Equinor, and DOF ASA.
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