Trans RINA, Vol 154, Part C1, Intl J Marine Design, Jan - Jun 2012
TCWR ice road in order to transport a high percentage of logistic requirements to the mines. The sustainability of the ice road is under threat from global warming. As the operational window of
the logistics route becomes
shorter the use of air freight is becoming an expensive short term solution. The ability of the hovercraft to cross all terrain at considerably higher speeds than ice road trucks which are speed limited due to the detrimental effect of pressure waves under the ice, offers a feasible solution .
The loading space has been well resolved by considering the
needs of the user and storyboarding the
loading/unloading process with due consideration of safety and equipment required. This resulted in the decision to store loading equipment in the rear and to have spotlights in the deck area. Developing the loading /unloading of cargo around existing infrastructure on the TCWR has minimise dry weight
and lower fuel
consumption when unloaded. It has also increases load capacity. The powertrain system was selected based on a parametric engineering analysis of the TCWR route in terms of distance and inclines used to specify fuel tank sizes and engine power.
Ergonomics were a critical consideration of this project both in terms of crew safety and work load. The cockpit was designed to have an adaptable programmable display to address the needs of various users, with suspension seating to mitigate the wide band vibrations of the vessel. The cockpit workload is divided between a pilot and a navigator as the vessel will have more in common with a HSC (High Speed Craft) than a truck, operating over all
terrain rather than
accommodation allows the crew to have a positive working environment with
to support the rescue of a number of people, in case of emergency. The vessel Coastguard legislation by
following a fixed road. The storage and sufficient room also meets the Canadian
carrying two four-person external life rafts life rafts life buoys.
The reduction in infrastructure cost of not having to build an ice road every year means that the cost of the hovercraft could be readily recovered over a few years. The opportunity of all year round operation would reduce the number of hovercraft required to provide logistics support compared to the current number of trucks due to the continuous operation of the route.
6. Industrial
CONCLUSION design has
the potential to bring design
innovation to the marine industry by thinking outside the box and delivering technically resolved solutions through dialogue
with engineers and end-users. Focussed
research on the needs of crew (users) resulted in an aesthetic design process informed by engineering and ergonomics, that
produces a vessel that is both
aesthetically designed and ergonomically resolved from the perspective of the operator.
A focussed body of research has informed a design specification, which has resulted in a aesthetically and ergonomically resolved design, which can be given to an engineering design department to realise into technical design and manufacturing production..
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