Sticking Paint Replacement Films on Ship Hull Surfaced based on Lines of Curvature

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new concept of using the paint replacement films covering a ship-hull surface instead of paint based on lines of curvature. Firstly, we correct the B-spline hull surface within the prescribed deviation from the original surface shape based on nonlinear optimization to smooth the flow of curvature lines. After shape optimization, we adjust the position and the number of curvature lines so that it becomes the surface developments suitable for applying to thin sheet films. Using our method, it is possible to stick the films on the hull surface with few wrinkles. Finally, we applied proposed techniques to a bow of a bulk carrier to demonstrate the effectiveness of our algorithms.