Automated Line Heating for Plate Forming by IHI-ALPHA System and its Application to Construction of Actual Vessels

Tango Yoshihiko, Ishiyama Morinobu, Nagahara Syouji, Nagashima Tomoki, Kobayashi Jun

doi:10.2534/jjasnaoe1968.2003.193_85

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線状加熱自動鋼板曲げシステムの実船適用
センジョウカネツジドウコウハンマゲシステムノジッセンテキヨウシステムノガイヨウトテキヨウジッセキ
線状加熱自動鋼板曲げシステムの実船適用 : システムの概要と適用実績
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システムの概要と適用実績

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Abstract

In many shipyards, shell plates having complex curvature are formed using line heating or a combination of line heating and cold forming. These processes are effective but labor intensive. In this paper, we describe a new system that plans and carries out line heating automatically. This system, called IHI-Alpha, projects the desired curved geometry onto the original flat plate, and calculates a heating plan which includes the travel and heat input rate of the heating head. Once calculated, this heating plan is forwarded to a special shop workstation where the final curved form is then produced directly, with no iteration. This differs from the conventional process which is based on operator experience plus trial-and-error.<br>The IHI-Alpha system has been employed in the construction of a number of vessels including bulk carriers, VLCC's, and containerships. In this paper, we introduce the system, its theoretical foundation, and how it works including both software and hardware aspects. Examples of its use in actual ship production are described. Finally, ideas for future development of this technology are discussed.

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Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan

Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan 2003 (193), 85-95, 2003

The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers

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