Robert Hekkenberg

TL;DR: In this article, a statistical analysis is performed to determine the distribution of human casualties and lost ships over accident types, ship types and ship sizes, based on several scenarios for the implementation of autonomous ships, a quantification of the estimated reduction in loss of life and loss of ships is provided.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a consolidated review of design impacts on rudder performance in ship manoeuvrability, fuel consumption, and cavitation, and provide recommendations for industry practices in the selection of the rudder design choices.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the existing manoeuvrability models and find the most suitable ones for inland vessels, and integrate these models into a single new model that can predict the manoeuvring behaviour of benchmark inland vessels without extensive experimental tests.

TL;DR: A review of the state-of-the-art of evaluation and prediction methods for inland vessel manoeuvrability can be found in this paper, where the authors compare different aspects that influence ship maneuverability and the methods assessed for inland vessels and seagoing ships.

TL;DR: In this paper, a RANS method is applied to determine the hydrodynamic characteristics of various profiles, i.e. lift and drag coefficients, with a classic NACA 0012 profile and applied to 9 profiles from the NACA series, the wedge-tail series, and the IFS series.