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ASSET6.

3Training PartI:TheAdvancedShip& SubmarineEvaluationTool


NSWCCD2230

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CourseOutline
ASSETOverview InitialShipDesign ModifyingHullGeometry&Subdivision LookingatWeights AddinganIPS,ZEDS,andPods ModifyingPoddedPropulsion RedoingtheDeckhouse RevisingStructures RunningtheFOCUSUtility TheLEAPSToolkit Summary
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ASSETOverview
ASSETOverview InitialShipDesign ModifyingHullGeometry&Subdivision LookingatWeights AddinganIPS,ZEDS,andPods ModifyingPoddedPropulsion RedoingtheDeckhouse RevisingStructures RunningtheFOCUSUtility TheLEAPSToolkit Summary
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ASSETOverview
Synthesis:TheHeartofASSET TheASSETEditor:DesigntheShip Utilities&Wizards:MakingitEasy(er) Modules:DoingtheMath R Reports: t WillSh SheFl Float? t? Workflow:HowtoUseASSET
ModifyinganExistingDesign NewShipDesign
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ASSETOverview
Objective: Tointegrateallshipengineeringdisciplinesto predictshipphysicalandperformancecharacteristicsbased onmissionrequirementsanddosowithsufficientfidelity thatthetotalshipimplicationsofsubsystemleveldesign and dt technology h l d decisions i i areevident. id t PrimaryUses:
AnalysisofAlternatives(AoA) TechnologyAssessment ROM,Concept,andFeasibilityDesignStudies Initialdesignformoredetailedengineeringoranalysis Anyotherstudywhereshipsizeand/orperformanceisanissue.

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Synthesis:TheHeartofASSET
Synthesisisa computationalrun aroundthedesignspiral untilaship pisself f consistent and (somewhat)feasible. Synthesisisnot adesign optimizationprocessand doesnot guaranteea feasibleshipiftheuser hasspecifiedcertain optionswithinthe program. program
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TheASSETEditor:DesigntheShip

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Utilities&Wizards:MakingitEasy(er)

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Modules:DoingtheMath
HullGeometry HullSubdivision Deckhouse (AviationSupport) HullStructures Appendage Resistance Propulsor Machinery (AuxiliarySystems) Weight g Space HydrostaticsAnalysis PerformanceAnalysis
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Reports:WillSheFloat?

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WorkflowinASSET6.3
Modify od ya anExisting st gModel ode
Startwithashipthatalreadyexists,suchasinthe ASSET6.3ReferenceDatabase. Modifytheshiptosuityourpurposes.

BuildaNewModelfromScratch
ASSEThas h ah hard dtimed doingthe h initial lpopulation l of f variablesforanewship. AllowASSETtowalkyouthroughtheprocess,mostly usingCALCoptionstogetclose,initially. Refinedesignuntilitisright.
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InitialShipDesign
ASSETOverview InitialShipDesign ModifyingHullGeometry&Subdivision LookingatWeights AddinganIPS,ZEDS,andPods ModifyingPoddedPropulsion RedoingtheDeckhouse RevisingStructures RunningtheFOCUSUtility TheLEAPSToolkit Summary
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InitialShipDesign
Creatinganewdatabase database. Creatinganewmodel. Introducing d i ahullform h llf Creatingothermoldedgeometry Creatingsystemsandbehaviors Synthesizingthemodel

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CreatingaNewDatabase

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CreatingaNewDatabase

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IntroducingaHullform

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IntroducingaHullform

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IntroducingaHullform

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CreatingOther Molded ld dGeometry

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CreatingSystems and dBehaviors h

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SynthesizingtheModel

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ModifyingHullGeometry
ASSETOverview InitialShipDesign ModifyingHullGeometry&Subdivision LookingatWeights AddinganIPS,ZEDS,andPods ModifyingPoddedPropulsion RedoingtheDeckhouse RevisingStructures RunningtheFOCUSUtility TheLEAPSToolkit Summary
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ModifyingHullGeometry
WelcometotheHullform Utility Exercise:TransformaHull

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Parametricscalingofthe hullform.

Numericalinformation aboutthehullglobally andatanotheruser specifiedlocation.

Abilitytoshapeaparent hullintoanewhullform. Abilitytospecifywhich crosssectionofthehullto view. DISTRIBUTIONSTATEMENTA:Approvedfor publicrelease;distributionunlimited.

FullsuiteofCADstyle viewingtoolsforseeing yourmodelin3D.

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Informationaboutthehull currentlystoredinthe ASSETmodel.

Severaloptionstomodify thestabilitycalculation.

A starting Any t ti condition diti can bespecified.

Sixdifferentintactstability criteriacanbecalculated.

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Bodyplancandisplay asymmetrichullshapes. TheHullform Utilitycancreateasymmetric hullsforLEAPS,orothersources. However thisfunctionalityisnotcurrently useful in DISTRIBUTIONSTATEMENTA:Approved for ASSET. publicrelease;distributionunlimited.

Numericaldisplayof hullform characteristics.

TransformationofaSurfaceCombatantHullintoaTanker UsingtheHullform Utility

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Exercise:TransformaHull
Transformthehulltraining training_hf2 hf2intothe followinghull:
Parameter LBP LOA BDWL BOA TD LWL BWL TL Value 204.16 m 211.63 m 21.97 m 23.58 m 6 52 m 6.52 204.26 m 22.10 m 6.85 m Parameter CPD CPL CXD CXL CWPD CWPL CBD CBL Value 0.638 0.647 0.798 0.803 0 792 0.792 0.797 0.509 0.520 D10 12.92 m DWL LWL 15252 83 t 15252.83 16471.00 t Parameter LCB/LBP KBLWL BMTLWL Value 0.518 4.16 m 9.82 m

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Exercise:TransformaHull
Transformthehulltraining_hf2 training hf2intothe followinghull:
Parameter LBP LOA BDWL BOA TD LWL BWL TL Value N/A 3.25 % N/A 0.38 % N/A 0.27 % 0.54 % 0.58 % Parameter CPD CPL CXD CXL CWPD CWPL CBD CBL Value N/A 0.62 % N/A 1.12 % N/A 2.63 % N/A 0.41 % D10 0.00 % DWL LWL N/A 0.00 % Parameter LCB/LBP KBLWL BMTLWL Value 1.16 % 0.96 % 28.82 %

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LookingatWeights
ASSETOverview InitialShipDesign ModifyingHullGeometry&Subdivision LookingatWeights AddinganIPS,ZEDS,andPods ModifyingPoddedPropulsion RedoingtheDeckhouse RevisingStructures RunningtheFOCUSUtility TheLEAPSToolkit Summary
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LookingatWeights
HowdoesASSETcalculateweights? Example:WeighingthePowerPlant Ch Changes toPayloads l d Exercise:WeightParents

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HowDoesASSETCalculateWeights
DirectCalculation:ASSETwillcalculatetheweightexplicitlybasedona combinationofknowncomponentsandcomplicatedregressionsbasedon thosecomponents. SCEquations:ASSETwillusethedirectlycalculatedweightswhere possible(asabove),andelsewherewilluseasimplerregression.Notethat this h isprimarily l of folder ld ship h d data. WeightParents:ASSETwillscaletheweightsfromaparentshipselected bytheuser.
NB:Ifyouchooseaweightparent,ASSETwillnotaccountforyour machineryplant,structureandothercalculations.

AdjustingtheAlgorithm:
Payloads:Payloadsarenumericaladditionstoyourship.Thisishowwedeal withweaponssystems, systems C4ISRsystems, systems andexotictechnology technology. Adjustments:Adjustmentsarescalaradjustmentsoftheweightsyou calculated.Theyareappliedafterpayloads,and,ifappliedatmultiplelevels willstackwitheachother.

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Example:WeighingthePowerPlant
Option1:UseCALC/EQNSandtheMachineryWizard
ASSETwillcalculatetheengineweight.IfyoustartwithtwoGE LM2500sandaddtwomore,youwillcalculateatotaloffourinthe end.

Option2:UseaParent
ASSETwillgiveyouafixedweightbasedonyourparent,andyourship length.IfyouuseDDG51asyourparent,andscalebasedonLBP,if yourshipis400long,youwillalways havetheweightof3.2LM2500s nomatterwhatyouspecifyinthemachinerymodule. module

Option3:UsetheMPL/PayloadsandAdjustments
Theuserspecifiestheweightofthepowerplantdirectlyusingthe MPLandPayloads.Iftheuserdoesnotspecifyanything,thentheship willhavenoweightinthosegroups. ThisishowASSEThandlesexoticpowersystems,nuclearpower,and otherpowersystemsofaclassifiednature.
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ChangestoPayloads
Openthefiletraining training_weights.xls weights xls CopytheweightsintheCOMMAND& SURVEILLANCEtabtotheCommandand SURVEILLANCE SurveillancePayloads Copy C the h weights i h in i the h ARMAMENTStab bto theArmamentsPayloads CopytheweightsintheLOADStabtothe LoadPayloads
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Exercise:WeightParents
OurmodelcurrentlyusesSC SCEQNS EQNSasit its s weightparent. Synthesizethemodelandnotetheweights. Tryotherweightparentsandseehowthe weightschange. SeparateoutdifferentSWBSgroups,anduse differentparents. Whathappenstoyourweights?Whatdoes thismean?
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Exercise:WeightParents
SWBS 100 SWBS200 SWBS 300 SWBS400 SWBS500 SWBS600 SWBS700 SWBSM00 SWBSF00 FULLLOADWEIGHT 2273.7 t 891.6 t 362.9 t 260 1 t 260.1 713.0 t 495.0 t 94.4 t 637.0 t 1809.8 t 7537.4 t

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Exercise:WeightParents
SWBS PARENT SCEQNS CALC SC EQNS INPUT SCEQNS SCEQNS INPUT 7 7 7 7 EQUATION

Let Lets sresetourweightparentsasfollows:


100 200 300 400 500 600 700

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AddingIPS,ZEDS,andPods
ASSETOverview InitialShipDesign ModifyingHullGeometry&Subdivision LookingatWeights AddinganIPS,ZEDS,andPods ModifyingPoddedPropulsion RedoingtheDeckhouse RevisingStructures RunningtheFOCUSUtility TheLEAPSToolkit Summary
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AddingIPS,ZEDS,andPods
HowdoesASSEThandleIPS? HowdoesASSEThandleZEDS? Howdoes d ASSET SS handle h dl pods? d? AddingIPS,ZEDS,andpodstoourdesign

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HowDoesASSETHandleIPS?
ENGINE G MechanicalDrive ENGINE

PCM ElectricalDrive MOTOR I HV T


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G PCM G

ENGINE ENGINE

HowDoesASSETHandleIPS?
InASSETyouspecifyeachofthecomponents andthenASSEThandlesthelinkages:
Engines g (main ( andsecondary) y) Propellerandshaftingsystem Powerconversionmodules Maininverters Mainwiresizes

Theeasiestwaytoimplementitisusingthe MachineryWizard
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SomeNotes:
Note otet that att there e eis sad difference e e cebet between ee electricaldriveandIPS:
Electricaldriveisamoregenericsystembasedon oldertechnology. IPSisbasedonthesysteminstalledonDDG1000.

N Note t also l that th tyoucangoi into t alot l tmored detail t ilif youlike.Wearereallyonlyscratchingthesurface usingcomponentsfundamentallysimilartothose onDDG1000,butyoucanspecifythemyourself ifyoulike.
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HowDoesASSETHandleZEDS?
DEVICE RadialDistribution DEVICE BUS DEVICE DEVICE

DEVICE ZonalDistribution LOCALBUS DEVICE


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DEVICE PCM GEN BUS PCM LOCALBUS DEVICE

HowDoesASSETHandleZEDS?
ASSETallowsuserstodesignate g electricalzones. Zonalelectricloadsarebasedonthecentersof gravityofcomponentswithassociatedelectric loads. loads Eachzoneneedssomesortofpowersource.
Foramechanicaldriveship, ship theonlyvalidpower sourcesarestandalonegenerators,orpowertakeoff ofthedriveshaft. Foranelectricaldriveship, ship includingIPS, IPS theonly validpowersourceisapowerconversionmodule (PCM).
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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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AddingIPS,ZEDSand Pods d toOurDesign

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Changestothe OperatingArray

No No.PDSS3 PDSSRating:4MW TurnPDSS SSOn. O

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ModifyingPoddedPropulsion
ASSETOverview InitialShipDesign ModifyingHullGeometry&Subdivision LookingatWeights AddinganIPS,ZEDS,andPods ModifyingPoddedPropulsion RedoingtheDeckhouse RevisingStructures RunningtheFOCUSUtility TheLEAPSToolkit Summary
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ModifyingPoddedPropulsion
RemovingRudders FixingthePropellers Pod d G Geometry

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PodGeometry
Parameter Pod GeometryParameterIndicator PodDimensions>PodStrut ChordLength PodDimensions>PodStrut Thickness PodDimensions>PodBarrelLength PodGeometryParameters>PropellerHubTaper PodGeometryParameters>PodForwardTaper PodGeometryParameters>PodAftTaper Value GIVEN 4.6 m 1.17 m 12.5 m 8 10 13

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RedoingtheDeckhouse
ASSETOverview InitialShipDesign ModifyingHullGeometry&Subdivision LookingatWeights AddinganIPS,ZEDS,andPods ModifyingPoddedPropulsion RedoingtheDeckhouse RevisingStructures RunningtheFOCUSUtility TheLEAPSToolkit Summary
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RedoingtheDeckhouse
RevisingtheSubdivision AddingaSteptotheHull Redoing d i the h Deckhouse kh DeckhouseCompartmentDefinitions

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RevisingtheSubdivision
Bulkhead Bulkhead7 Bulkhead8 Location 0.517603 LBP 0.6450 LBP

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AddingaStep
WewanttolandoursteponBulkhead8. 8 Addastepaftat83.42301m,2.8264mdeep.

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AddingaStep

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AddingaStep

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AddingaStep

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RedoingtheDeckhouse
Revisethedeckhousedecks. decks
Startat2.8264maboveD10 Then0m Continueat3mintervals

Addthe th h hangar. Thenaddthefirstdeckhousecompartment. Thenaddsubsequentcompartments.


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DeckhouseCompartment Definitions f
Compartment1 X Y Angle 0 13 13 13 X 31 25 31 83.4609 7.80427 83.4609 7.80427 99.4812 7.80427 99 4812 7.80427 99.4812 7 80427 Compartment2 Y 6 0 6 Angle 20 20 13 13 13 13 13

50 7.11068 7 11068 98.7876 7.11068 98.7876 7.11068 50 7.11068

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DeckhouseCompartment Definitions f
Compartment3 X 26.5442 Y 0 Angle 20 20 13 13 13 13 13 X 28.0884 31.9032 5.35901 31.9032 5.35901 50 0202 6.41808 50.0202 6 41808 98.095 6.41808 98.095 6.41808 50.0202 6.41808 Compartment4 Y 0 Angle 20 20 13 13 13 13 13 32.8064 4.71802 32.8064 4.71802 50 0404 5.72548 50.0404 5 72548 83.4609 5.72548 83.4609 5.72548 50.0404 5.72548

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RevisingStructures
ASSETOverview InitialShipDesign ModifyingHullGeometry&Subdivision LookingatWeights AddinganIPS,ZEDS,andPods ModifyingPoddedPropulsion RedoingtheDeckhouse RevisingStructures RunningtheFOCUSUtility TheLEAPSToolkit Summary
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RevisingStructures
HowdostructuresworkinASSET? Exercise:MinimizeStructuralWeight Reexamining i i the h structureof fourship hi

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HowDoStructuresWorkInASSET?
ASSET SS getst the estructural st uctu a load oade either t e us using ga bendingmomentcurve,orbyimportingfrom someothersource. ASSETthencalculatesarequiredsectional modulusforthemidpointbetweeneach structural t t l(transverse) (t )b bulkhead. lkh d Theusercanspecifyallmaterialsandstructural shapesusedinagranularmanner manner. NB:Thedeckhouseisnotincludedinthese calculations. calculations
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Exercise:MinimizeStructuralWeight
Tryanminimizethestructural(SWBS100) weightofthereferencemodelDestroyer Mechincludedinyourtrainingdatabase Mech database. Leavethedeckhouseasitis.

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Exercise:MinimizeStructuralWeight
Whatsettingsdidyouuse? Howaresomeofthesethingsgoingtoeffect thecostoftheship?

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RevisingtheStructure of fOurShip h

Currently ytheentirestructureisbasicmildsteel (alongthelinesofAISI1015). Letsmakethemajorityofthestructurehigh strengthsteel(HSS, (HSS somethinglikeAISI1030) ForkeyareaswelluseHSLA80(ASTMA812):


WeatherDeck SheerStrake InnerBottom BottomShell

Wellusefibreglass(GFRP)forthedeckhouse.
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RunningtheFOCUSUtility
ASSETOverview InitialShipDesign ModifyingHullGeometry&Subdivision LookingatWeights AddinganIPS,ZEDS,andPods ModifyingPoddedPropulsion RedoingtheDeckhouse RevisingStructures RunningtheFOCUSUtility TheLEAPSToolkit Summary
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RunningtheFOCUSUtility
WhatistheFOCUSUtility? SomeGeneralNotesontheFOCUSUtilityin ASSET RunningOurModelThroughFOCUS

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WhatistheFOCUSUtility?
LEAPSusesadatastructurecalledtheFOCUSModel torepresentaship. ASSETuses1648persistentvariablesandthousandsof nonpersistentvariablesandreportstorepresenta ship. TheFOCUSUtilityconvertstheASSETshipmodelintoa FOCUSModelwhichcanthenbeusedbytheother toolsintheLEAPSenvironment. Notethatwithinadatabase,theASSETmodelwill continue i toexist, i and dbe b editable di bl in i ASSETand d in i the h LEAPSEditor,butthatthistranslationis(mostly)one way.
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GeneralNotesontheFOCUSUtilityin ASSET
Before e o eyourun u amodel ode t through oug FOCUS, OCUS,you must,ataminimum,haveasynthesizedmodel. processwillalsorunthePerformance TheFOCUSp andHydrostaticAnalysismodules.Iftheyfailthe FOCUSprocesswillstillfinish,butyouwillbe missing i i somedata. d t DuringtheFOCUSprocessASSET(usually) regobberizes themodel, model whichcanleadtosome geometricissuesinLEAPSforcomplicated models.
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RunningOurModelThroughFOCUS
CleanUptheModelaLittleBit RuntheHydrostaticsAnalysisModule Runthe h Performance f Analysis l i Module d l RuntheFOCUSUtility

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CleanUpOurModelaLittleBit
Makesureallofthemachinerycomponents arewithinthehull.

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RuntheFOCUSUtility

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GoPlay!
Feelfreetomodifyyourcurrentdesignasyou like.Illbeherefortherestofthedayto answeranyquestions questions. Pleasetakethissurveysowecanimprovethe classforfutureusers users. FeelfreetocontactCode2230atanytimefor morehelp h l with i hASSET ASSET:
asset_updates.nswccd.fct@navy.mil
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