DSA has a wide range of experience and in-house expertise. Many of DSA’s projects utilize DSA’s multi-body time domain simulation platform called ProteusDS®. ProteusDS is capable of simulating mooring systems, such those used in aquaculture sites or offshore platforms. It is also capable of analyzing complex robotic devices such as wave-energy converters or ship borne cranes. Simulations completed with the help of ProteusDS reduce risk to projects by providing realistic engineering prototypes that can be tested at a fraction of the cost of physical test-basin prototypes. Listed below are some of the consulting services DSA is capable of providing. DSA has offices in Halifax, NS and Victoria, BC and services clients worldwide.
A summary of DSA’s expertise can be found in the DSA white paper: Download DSA White Paper 2011 PDF
Mechanical design and analysis of marine structures
- Design of marine structures and mooring systems
- Design optimization
- 3D CAD
- CFD
Tidal and wave energy converter design
- System and mechanical design
- Dynamics and controller design
- Mooring analysis
- Wave farm analysis
- Tidal energy converter installation analysis
- Safety and operations assessments
- Hydrodynamic modeling
Aquaculture engineering
- Mooring assessment and design
- Mooring load measurement and analysis
- Net simulation and prediction
- Shellfish raft mechanical design
Mooring analysis
- Mooring design and analysis services
- Time-domain simulation
- Wave and tidal energy converter mooring assessment
- Fatigue analysis
Ship crane and winch analysis
- Analysis of winch performance
- Analysis of operability of cranes and winches at sea
- Heave compensation and constant tension winch analysis
Salvage support
- Operations simulation and analysis
- Rendered 3D visualization
Regulatory assessment
- Compliance with international codes (DNV, ABS, API)
Pipeline and riser analysis
- FEA analysis of pipeline systems
- FEA analysis of riser system
- Model based filtering and control
Robotic systems analysis
- Model based filtering and control
- ROV and towed body PID controller design
- ROV navigation algorithm design