Ship Simulation and
Optimisation Platform
Advanced multi-objective optimisation and multi-disciplinary co-simulation technologies delivering integrated design solutions from conceptual phase through system evaluation.
Our Mission
The SSO platform enables industry users to conduct integrated simulations that explore extensive design spaces and identify optimised solutions at the conceptual design stage. The platform extends its utility to later design phases for comprehensive system integration and rigorous design evaluation.
Our design evaluation framework for electric harbour crafts establishes industry-standard guidelines, virtual testing protocols, and comprehensive evaluation criteria—ensuring transparent, consistent, and reliable design assessments.
Platform Capabilities
Comprehensive Design Solutions
Integrated Simulation Environment
Explore vast design spaces through advanced multi-disciplinary simulations, enabling data-driven decision making at the earliest design stages.
Standardised Evaluation Framework
Industry-validated guidelines, virtual testing protocols, and evaluation criteria ensuring consistent and transparent design assessments.
Multi-Objective Optimisation
Sophisticated algorithms balance competing design objectives to identify optimal solutions across performance, efficiency, and sustainability metrics.
System Integration Analysis
Comprehensive system-level evaluation capabilities for detailed design verification and validation across all project phases.
Industry Applications
Tailored Solutions for Maritime Stakeholders
The SSO platform delivers specialised capabilities designed to address the unique challenges faced by different industry sectors.
Ship Owners & Operators
Battery and Vessel Optimisation: Simulation-driven sizing analysis based on specific operational profiles to maximise efficiency and performance for individual electric harbour craft designs.
Fleet Development Planning: Strategic simulation capabilities for electric harbour craft fleet expansion aligned with business models and operational demand patterns.
Ship Designers
Holistic Design Optimisation: Comprehensive design refinement through integrated multi-disciplinary simulation combined with state-of-the-art robust optimisation algorithms for superior vessel performance.
Equipment Manufacturers
Virtual Performance Validation: Advanced virtual testing environment enabling comprehensive equipment performance demonstration and validation before physical implementation.
Technical Foundation
Functional Mock-up Units (FMU)
The SSO platform leverages Functional Mock-up Units as the cornerstone of its dynamic co-simulation capabilities. FMUs represent packaged simulation components that encapsulate models with their solvers, creating portable, self-contained modules for seamless integration.
Conforming to the FMI (Functional Mock-up Interface) standard, these units can be exported from diverse simulation tools and integrated within platforms such as OSP (Open Simulation Platform). This standardisation enables rapid development cycles, flexible system architecture, and efficient co-simulation workflows essential for modern maritime design processes.
Cross-platform compatibility
Component-based architecture
FMI specification compliant
Rapid integration capability