| Summary: | Approved for public release; distribution unlimited === This thesis presents a method of reducing the time required
to accomplish ship design feasibility studies by
coupling a naval surface combatant synthesis model with a
general purpose nonlinear optimizer. Brief descriptions of
optimization techniques and synthesis models are presented.
The selection of design variables, constraints, and objective
function is presented via a design example. Further
examples are given illustrating the ability to start with
infeasible designs and proceed, through optimization, to
feasible designs. Examples of ships developed using
different objective functions are also presented. The
synthesis/optimizer system provides results in a rapid and
descriptive manner which compare favorably with existing
designs and provides the naval architect with an efficient
tool to use in the conceptual design phase of naval surface
combatants.
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