Application of Intelligent Decision Support System in Ship Preliminary Design

A set of systematic structure model of IDSS-SPD(Intelligent Decision Support System in Ship Preliminary Design) which is an aid to decision making was presented. The frame and theory of the IDSS were provided in the process of decision making of ship's form. The main task for this IDSS is to aid the ship designers when the information about the ship's particular dimensions is limited. It proves feasible and dependable when applied to an instance of selecting the best ship's form among others. At the same time, the prospect and forecast of IDSS-SPD was also given for ship designers.