Adding simulation capability to early-stage ship design

The Navy's early-stage ship design tools do not currently include an inherent simulation capability. Under Navy direction, the Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium (ESRDC) has worked to develop a simulation tool that can be used to determine functionality of ship systems at the early stages of design. This paper describes the current capabilities of the simulation tool and the process and status of the efforts to integrate this tool with the Navy's design tools.