Research Projects

Below are individual research descriptions of current faculty projects - visit their respective homepages for more detailed information

	Professor Robert F. Beck, Professor Armin W. Troesch Independent Review for DDG1000 Seakeeping and Dynamics
	Professor Robert F. Beck Optimal Vessel Maneuvering in Evolving Nonlinear Wave Fields
	Professor Robert F. Beck, Professor Michael G. Parsons, Professor Armin W. Troesch Tools for Multi-Hull Design Optimization
	Professor Robert F. Beck, Professor Guy A. Meadows A Time Domain Model for Wave Induced Motions Coupled to Energy Extraction
	Professor Michael M. Bernitsas Large Amplitude Motions of Moored/Towed Vessels
	Professor Michael M. Bernitsas A New Concept in Ocean Energy Conversion VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibration Aquatic Clean Energy)
	Professor Michael M. Bernitsas Structural Topology Evolution for Performance
	Professor Steven L. Ceccio Cavitation Inception on Navy Propulsors
	Professor Ryan Eustice Automotive Situational Awareness Using 3D Laser and Omnidirectional Camera
	Professor Ryan Eustice Coastal AUV Fleet for Multi-vehicle Mapping, Navigation, and Control Research
	Professor Ryan Eustice One-Way-Travel-Time Acoustic Navigation for Large-Area Survey by Multiple AUVs
	Professor Ryan Eustice Perception Driven Autonomy for Unmanned Surface and Underwater Vehicles
	Professor Ryan Eustice Real-Time Feature-Based Navigation for Autonomous Hull Inspection
	Professor Ryan Eustice, Professor Guy A. Meadows Great Lakes Fleet of AUVs and ROVs
	Professor Dale G. Karr Design and Analysis for Survivability
	Professor Dale G. Karr, Professor Marc Perlin A Fluid-Structure-Based Blast Mitigation Panel
	Professor Guy A. Meadows Evolution of FlyingFish: An Environment-Adaptive, Self-Sustaining Surveillance & Tracking Platform
	Professor Guy A. Meadows Environmental Monitoring - Smart Buoy Technology
	Professor Guy A. Meadows River Recon
	Professor Michael G. Parsons Ballast-Free Ship Design
	Professor Michael G. Parsons Optimal Arrangements
	Professor Marc Perlin Breaking Wave Fluid Dynamics
	Professor Marc Perlin, Professor Steven L. Ceccio, Professor William W. Schultz Evaluation of Air Cavity Lubrication at High Reynolds Numbers
	Professor Marc Perlin, Professor Steven L. Ceccio Friction Drag Reduction With Polymer Injection Studies in the U. S. Navy’s Large Cavitation Channel
	Professor Marc Perlin, Professor Steven L. Ceccio Micro-bubble Friction Drag Reduction Studies in the U. S. Navy’s Large Cavitation Channel
	Professor Marc Perlin, Professor William W. Schultz An Investigation of Rimming Flow
	Professor Marc Perlin, Professor Armin W. Troesch JIP in Spar Platform Damping
	Professor David J. Singer Hybrid Agent Approach for Set-Based Conceptual Ship Design through the Use of a Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Agent to Facilitate Communications and Negotiation
	Professor David J. Singer Strategic Shipbuilding for Resiliency
	Professor Jing Sun Adaptive Motion Control for High Speed Planing Vessels in Nonlinear Wavefield
	Professor Jing Sun Control and Optimization of Integrated Energy Management Systems for All Electric Ships
	Professor Jing Sun Feasibility Assessment of Hybrid SOFC/GT System for Shipboard Power Applications
	Professor Jing Sun Power Management and Optimization for All- Electric Ships with Integrated Power Systems
	Professor Armin W. Troesch Design Loads Generator
	Professor Armin W. Troesch Integrated Hydrodynamic Analysis for High- Speed Sealift (HSSL)
	Professor Armin W. Troesch LNG Impact Pressures
	Professor Armin W. Troesch Offshore Energy Exploration/Production/Transportation
	Professor Nickolas Vlahopoulos Acoustic Signatures and Interior Noise Simulations for Naval Structures
	Professor Nickolas Vlahopoulos Energy Finite Element Analysis for Efficient Structural-Acoustic Simulations of Naval Vehicles
	Professor Nickolas Vlahopoulos Worst Case Design in Shock Applications
	Professor Yin Lu (Julie) Young High-Fidelity Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling of Composite Marine Rotors
	Professor Yin Lu (Julie) Young Self-Adaptive Marine Current Turbines
	Professor Yin Lu (Julie) Young Underwater Shock Response of Adaptive Composite Marine Structures