Development of the Australian Maritime College PC Based Machinery Space Simulator

Development of the Australian Maritime College PC Based Machinery Space Simulator

The development of a PC based machinery space simulator for training and research is described. Development goals targeted the usefulness of the system for both training and R&D work. These included a distributed client/server architecture for 1-1 or 1-many client simulation operation, complete separation of visual elements from the controlling routines and the ability to work on the mathematical model (fully compileable source) independent of the controller and visual systems. A graphical interface has been developed and the mathematical model has been updated. NOx emissions and the effect of NOx control measures are simulated. Variable fuel combustion quality can be simulated. The use of the PC based simulator for training of sea going engineers and its relevance to STCW-95 is discussed. The use of the PC based simulator for undergraduate and graduate project work is also discussed.