VEssel RESponse program

The VERES (VEssel RESponse) program offers the ability to calculate ship motions and loads, including the calculation of short term statistics, long term statistics and operability.

General

The study of wave induced vessel responses is essential in the design of new ships. To optimize the operability of the vessel in a seaway, it is important to minimize the motions of the ship. If the loads are decreased, the steel weight can be reduced. Further, hydrodynamic loads and motions are important from the standpoint of safety of the ship and its crew. The VERES program is a tool which can be used in early design, in defining and evaluating model tests and in obtaining supplementary results.