Introduction

Vessel.js is a JavaScript library for conceptual ship design with an object-oriented paradigm. Vessel.js represents the vessel as an object, which is used to simulate different functionalities and behaviors. Currently, the library includes methods for hydrostatic and stability calculations.

The library is developed by Ship Design and Operation Lab at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Ålesund.

Dowload the latest version here:

• vesseljs.zip

Import Vessel.js in html by using the following script:

<script src="Vessel.js"></script>

Contributing

When contributing, fork the repository and send pull requests with your commits. If your modifications are only to files related to examples and you have pull request authorization, you can approve them by yourself. If not, then wait for review and approval by the development team.

You are also welcome to create issues reporting bugs or suggesting improvements and features for development.

Examples

Ship in regular ocean	Ships in regular ocean	Barge motion with equations	Barge Motion with WAMIT
Ship with mooring	Ship with mooring (parametric)	Side by side 3	Side by side 2
Side by side 1	Subsea	Simple Multibody Example	Pendulum load
Epoch Analysis	Pendulum in ocean	Ship in still water	Ships in still water
Ship visualization	Gunnerus	Hull hydrostatics	General Arrangement
Ballasting	Path	Lifecycle	Loading
Scale Ship	Validation of ship stability	Stability with Blocks	ECMS 2019
Manoeuvring Model	Manoeuvring UiT Example

Tutorials

Vessel.js tutorials are available on the ObservableHQ notebook collection. Don't know where to start? Try the learning guide.

Contents

• API Reference
• Release Notes
• Examples
• Resources

References

Published works in time order:

• Gaspar, H. M. Vessel.js: An open and collaborative ship design object-oriented library. IMDC, 2018, Helsinki, Finland.
• Fonseca, Í. A.; Gaspar, H. M.; Ryan, C. F.; Thomas, G. A. An Open and Collaborative Object-Oriented Taxonomy for Simulation of Marine Operations. COMPIT, 2018. Pavone, Italy.
• Oliveira, F. F. Implementation of Open Source Code for 6 Degrees of Freedom Simulations in Maritime Applications. Report.
• Fonseca, Í. A; Gaspar, H. M. A Prime on Web-Based Simulation. 33rd ECMS, 2019, Caserta, Italy.
• Fonseca, Í. A.; Oliveira, F. F.; Gaspar, H. M. Virtual Prototyping and Simulation of Multibody Marine Operations Using Web-Based Technologies. OMAE, 2019. Glasgow, Scotland.