Real naval motion simulation platform enabling Navantia to validate new navigation systems
Client
Navantia develops and validates maritime navigation, monitoring, and surveillance systems.
To achieve this, the company required a solution capable of reproducing the real motion of a vessel without relying on sea trials—reducing costs, risks, and testing time.
The objective was to create a controlled environment where devices such as radars, cameras, and sensors could be installed and analyzed under movements identical to those experienced by a ship at sea.
Défi
To design a platform capable of accurately simulating the displacements, turns, and oscillations of a real vessel, allowing different navigation devices to be mounted and tested.
The solution needed to generate reproducible scenarios to objectively compare new technologies against traditional systems without the need for real ships.
Problème
- Dependence on sea trials: Testing with real vessels is costly, requires complex logistics, and depends on changing weather conditions.
- Inability to reproduce identical movements: At sea, it is impossible to replicate the exact same scenario twice, making objective comparisons between old and new equipment difficult.
- Operational risks and long testing times: Real-world trials involve vessel mobilization, crew coordination, permits, and extended planning.
- Limited capacity to test multiple devices: Each sea trial allows only a limited number of devices to be evaluated, increasing validation costs.
Solution
Comment faire ?
An advanced physical simulation platform was developed to replicate the dynamic behavior of a real ship, enabling comprehensive testing in a fully controlled environment.
- Precise naval motion simulation: The platform reproduces inclinations, turns, pitching, and translational movements experienced during real navigation.
- Device installation on a fixed structure: New equipment—cameras, radars, sensors, and other navigation devices—is mounted on the platform to analyze performance as if installed onboard.
- Controlled and repeatable scenario recreation: Movements can be replicated exactly, something impossible in real sea trials, enabling rigorous comparison between new and legacy systems.
- Risk-free and cost-efficient evaluation: The solution eliminates the need for vessels, crew, and sea deployments, significantly reducing time, operational risks, and testing costs.
Résultats
- Full repeatability of tests with identical motion patterns in every trial.
- Up to 80% reduction in operational costs compared to sea trials.
- Accurate comparison between new devices and traditional systems.
- Reduced risk by eliminating maritime testing requirements.
- Faster validation and certification of new navigation technologies.