Siemens and Compute Maritime Collaborate to Transform Ship Design Using Generative AI

The collaboration allows for verifiable ship designs through AI.

AI created ship designs at small scale.
AI created ship designs at small scale.
Siemens

Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced a collaboration with Compute Maritime (CML) to revolutionize ship design and simulation and push the boundaries of generative AI in the ship design industry. The project focuses on connecting Compute Maritime’s flagship platform for vessel design and optimization, NeuralShipper, with Siemens’ Simcenter STAR-CCM+ software for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and results validation.

Adopting new fuel types or energy-saving devices can significantly enhance emissions reduction and fuel efficiency. However, existing ships were not originally designed to accommodate such technologies or fuels, limiting the potential for maximum savings. To fully leverage these advances, new ships must be purpose-built to integrate these technologies from the outset.

Optimizing innovative ship design with simulation

Optimizing vessel performance during the design stage is critical. Compute Maritime’s NeuralShipper serves as a digital naval architect, empowering human naval architects in the preliminary design phase. It rapidly generates hundreds of design options within minutes, enabling teams to significantly expedite concept development and quickly proceed to the detailed design phase. Siemens’ CFD software, Simcenter STAR-CCM+, then enables designers to automate simulation processes and accurately model the complexities of ship behaviors.

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