Software Development
Driven by a passion for solving difficult engineering problems, Martec has led the industry in the design and development of advanced engineering simulation and structural analysis software tools. Our software development expertise allows us to build the right tools that help our clients solve advanced engineering problems and technical challenges.
Martec’s experience includes advanced computational
geometry practices, various analysis methodologies
such as finite element analysis, and software architecture.
This experience uniquely positions Martec with the
proven processes, methods and techniques for developing
large scale, engineering based software applications
for our clients.
In particular, much of our work includes development
of large-scale software applications for modeling
naval ships and submarines, and providing various
types of structural assessment capabilities. Specific
analysis capabilities include:
- Global and detailed finite element analysis including
linear and non-linear, static and dynamic, natural
frequency, buckling, thermal stress and heat transfer
analysis
- Fatigue crack initiation and propagation through
vessel structure
- Ultimate strength analysis
- Assessment of the effects of in service damage
such as corrosion
- Cracking, deformation and loss of structure
A Customized Approach
While Martec develops commercial engineering software,
such as Trident and Chinook, we also develop custom
software projects for our clients. An excellent example
of our capability is the HOOD TK. In a large multi-year
project, Martec and DRDC Atlantic developed an object-oriented
programming system called HOOD TK (Hierarchical Object
Oriented Developers Tool Kit). Based on a methodology
of maximizing software code reuse, HOOD TK improves
and accelerates the development of software applications
for naval ship structures.
The HOOD TK is used to build 'Smart Object Models'
(SOMs), which describe the geometry and analysis parameters
of a single structural component, such as a ship bulkhead,
and its relationship to other components. Individual
SOMs describing all of the basic ship structural components
can then be assembled, as required, into larger structural
components or 'Parametric Object Models' (POMs).
Several different software applications have been
developed using HOOD TK technology:
- IST for structural integrity assessments (fatigue
initiation and crack propagation, ultimate strength,
component strength) for damaged or intact naval
vessels
- SubSAS for structural assessments of submarines
using a range of tools from simple analytical methods
to complex, fully nonlinear, collapse analyses
- Specialized POMs for ship classification societies
conducting fatigue analysis
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