The SNAME Ship Production Committee—Overview

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 29-53
Author(s):  
F. Baxter Barham
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Merchant Marine ◽  
Cooperative Effort ◽  
History Of ◽  
Production Research ◽  
Technical Input ◽  
Economic Construction ◽  
Research Demands ◽  
Marine Engineers

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers formed its Ship Production Committee (SPC) in 1970 to address research and development in the ship production field. The Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended in 1970, charged the Secretary of Commerce to "collaborate with … shipbuilders in developing plans for the economic construction of vessels." The Maritime Administration selected the newly formed Ship Production Committee to provide industry management and technical input. The resulting cooperative effort has become known as the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP). This paper provides a brief history of the SPC and the NSRP, notes the growing need for technical input to the program and shows how the SPC is changing to meet evolving ship production research demands and opportunities. Appendix A lists projects underway and planned. Appendix Β is a listing of project reports covering work completed under the National Shipbuilding Research Program.

Fiber Rope and Fishing

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry McKenna
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Fishing Gear ◽  
Regulatory Issues ◽  
History Of ◽  
Fiber Materials

Modern synthetic fiber materials coupled with the various rope constructions that are currently available produce a wide variety of ropes well suited for today's fishing applications. Ropemakers provide many products designed exclusively for fishermen. The market is large, which encourages competition; however, it is also very cost sensitive which can inhibit research and development. This article begins with the history of ropemaking and goes on to describe modern ropemaking materials and designs, the properties and applications of rope in fishing, and sources of rope information. Whale entanglement and environmental concerns are areas where the selection, use, control and disposal of rope fishing gear could well become regulatory issues. An ongoing whale entanglement research program may be a model that will stimulate research.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise: Five Years of Delivering Value, 1998 to 2003

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (01) ◽  
pp. 46-63
Author(s):  
J. Carney ◽  
T Conroy ◽  
T Hite ◽  
R Knowles ◽  
J Mays ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Strategic Investment ◽  
Investment Plan ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Navy ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Ship Repair ◽  
Marine Engineers

The National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise (ASE) began formally in 1998, with a mission to manage and focus national shipbuilding research and development funding on technologies that will reduce the cost of warships to the US Navy and will establish international shipbuilding competitiveness. A key means for accomplishing this mission was to provide a collaborative forum for improving business, shipbuilding, and ship repair processes. In response to a Navy request, shipyard executives formed Articles of Collaboration, which enabled the execution of a Joint Funding Agreement (JFA) with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). Successes from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Maritime Technology (MARITECH) program and the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) were leveraged to initiate a framework that would enable collaboration and sharing. Leaders of the Ship Production Committee (SPC) panels of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) also joined the collaborative forum, and the NSRP ASE was formed. Through the new collaborative forum, the strategic investment plan (SIP) was created, outlining consensus priorities in six major initiative (MI) areas and setting a course toward more affordable ships.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program: Report of the Ship Production Committee

1978 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 266-273
Author(s):  
Ellsworth L. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Surface Preparation ◽  
Status Report ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Tabular Form ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Cooperative Effort ◽  
Production Methods

The paper reviews the progress of the title program, a six-year-old cooperative effort by Government and industry to improve U. S. ship production methods. Appended are Ship Production Committee status reports, in tabular form, on the four major research and development projects ongoing under the program: welding; ship producibility; outfit and production aids; and surface preparation and coatings. A status report is given also for the Research and Engineering for Automation and Productivity in Shipbuilding (REAPS) Program.

A History of Geothermal Energy Research and Development in the United States. Reservoir Engineering 1976-2006

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Mack Kennedy ◽  
Karsten Pruess ◽  
Marcelo J. Lippmann ◽  
Ernest L. Majer ◽  
Peter E. Rose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Reservoir Engineering ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
History Of

Technical Issues Related to Computerized Music Performance Assessment

2019 ◽  
pp. 854-876
Author(s):  
Daniel Massoth
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Music Performance ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Music Assessment ◽  
History Of ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Internal And External Factors

When technology is used for assessment in music, certain considerations can affect the validity, reliability, and depth of analysis. This chapter explores factors that are present in the three phases of the assessment process: recognition, analysis, and display of assessment of a musical performance. Each phase has inherent challenges embedded within internal and external factors. The goal here is not to provide an exhaustive analysis of any or all aspects of assessment but, rather, to present the rationale for and history of using technology in music assessment and to examine the philosophical and practical considerations. A discussion of possible future directions of product research and development concludes the chapter.

scholarly journals A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin N. Danson ◽  
Malcolm White ◽  
John R. M. Barr ◽  
Thomas Bett ◽  
Peter Blyth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
High Power ◽  
Laser Action ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
High Power Laser ◽  
Power Laser ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Made In

Abstract The first demonstration of laser action in ruby was made in 1960 by T. H. Maiman of Hughes Research Laboratories, USA. Many laboratories worldwide began the search for lasers using different materials, operating at different wavelengths. In the UK, academia, industry and the central laboratories took up the challenge from the earliest days to develop these systems for a broad range of applications. This historical review looks at the contribution the UK has made to the advancement of the technology, the development of systems and components and their exploitation over the last 60 years.

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