Abstract

MENDOZA PEREZ, Cristhian Carmelo  and  VITOLA QUINTERO, Marena del Rosario. A virtual tool to simulate maneuvering of LNG ships in the Cartagena bay. Rev. Cient. Gen. José María Córdova [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.21, pp.1-16. ISSN 1900-6586.  https://doi.org/10.21830/19006586.311.

The main objective of this work was to design a virtual maritime environment with the necessary technical characteristics to simulate navigation exercises using virtual LNG carriers in the Bay of Cartagena. A 3D virtual tool was developed called “Maritime Terminal the Cayao,” which was later tested by executing maneuvers on the Naval Academy’s Center for Research, Development, and Innovation for Maritime Activities’ Transas Ntpro 5000 bridge simulator. The results showed that the developed tool is effective for the simulation of maneuvers using virtual ships. It is concluded that the use of this type of tool will provide large vessel crews a better understanding of the complexity of the maneuvers required during their entry into the Bay of Cartagena, contributing to the mitigation of risks and human errors during navigation.

Keywords : LNG type virtual ships; maneuvers; maritime transport; simulation; virtual stage.

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