Description of the research group

The Integrated Ship Design Laboratory (ISD Lab) was established in early 2017. The laboratory aims to innovate the ship design process as well as to research about new types of ships. The main objective of ISD Lab is to go beyond the design “system by system”, approaching the ship in a holistic manner.

The ship is a complex set where all subsystems may be arranged in many different feasible layouts always in accordance with the various requirements, constraints, and interconnections. By means of this innovative approach, it is possible to attain the best possible ship, capable to guarantee both the best economic and operative performances. This is the challenge of ISD Lab along with increasing ships’ safety and lowering the environmental impact of vessels. To face up to these topics ISD Lab created a multidisciplinary team capable to use the most advanced tools for ship design as well as developing in-house build software.

Keyword 1: Innovation of Ship Design Process

Keyword 2: Ship Concept Design based on Economic Performance

Keyword 3: 3D Modelling and Virtual Reality

Keyword 4: Alternative Fuels and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems

Keyword 5: New Materials for Shipbuilding

Head of the research group

Alberto Marinò

List of members in the research group

- Alberto Marinò - PO - ING-IND/02
- Vittorio Bucci - RTDB - ING-IND/02
- Serena Bertagna - RTDA - ING-IND/02
- Luca Braidotti - RTDA - ING-IND/02

Research projects

- TRIM - Tecnologia e Ricerca Industriale per la Mobilità marina, MIUR, PON
- ASSESS - Advanced Skills in Safety, Environment and Security at Sea, EASME - Executive Agency for SMEs - European Commission, H2020
- GEI - Generazione Elettrica Innovativa, MIT, Leadership Tecnologica
- HEAD - Higher education and development - Adozione di tecnologie propulsive ibrido-elettriche nel refitting di barche d’epoca, Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, FSE
- HEAD - Higher education and development - LightWeightEstimator (LWE): gestore grafico interattivo, CAD agnostico, per pesi e baricentri di strutture navali, Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, FSE
- ZELAG - Zero Emission navigation LAguna di Grado, Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, POR FESR 2014-2020
- EDSS – Emergency Decision Support System, Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, POR FESR 2014-2020
- ACTIVE - Air Cavity Technology for Inland Vessels, Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, POR FESR 2014-2020
- PLASTICO - Plastic Cover for Marine Engine, Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, POR FESR 2014-2020
- TUGA – Escort Tug Gas Propelled, Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, POR FESR 2014-2020
- DIGLOGS - Digitalising Logistics processes, European Union, Interreg Italy-Croatia
- METRO - Maritime Environment-friendly TRanspOrt systems, European Union, Interreg Italy-Croatia
- BOAT2B – Bio-based materials for boatbuilding (BLUE_BOOST Innovation Voucher), European Union, Interreg ADRION
- ALSO 4.0 - Automated Laser Scanner Operations, Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, POR FESR 2014-2020
- ISYPORT - Sistema integrato per la mitigazione dei rischi della navigazione in aree portuali, MIUR, PON
- CLASS 4.0 - CLuster for dAta-driven Solutions in the Sea economy 4.0, European Union, Interreg Italy-Croatia
- iNEST - Interconnected Nord-Est Innovation Ecosystem, MUR, PNRR Ecosistemi dell’Innovazione
- MARBLE - Joint Master on Maritime Robotics in Blue Economy, European Union, Interreg ADRION
- V-ACCESS - Vessel Advanced Clustered and Coordinated Energy Storage Systems, European Union, Horizon Europe

Name of the laboratories

- ISD Lab
Hardware: 20 workstations, 1 server multi-processor for advanced calculation, 10 portable workstations
Software: BENTLEY suite, ANSYS complete suite, PARAMARINE, EVE-EVI, SYSTEMA, CADMATIC, RHINOCEROS, HEXAGON INTERGRAPH, LEONARDO HULL, RINA CE SOFTWARE, etc.