Review of the multibody dynamics in the applications of ships and offshore structures

A review of the multibody dynamics in the applications of ships and offshore structures is presented in this study. As the processes for the design and production of ships and offshore structures become various and complicated, some physics-based simulations that are based on multibody dynamics have been performed in the ship and offshore industries. Due to the characteristics of the processes, some physical components such as connections and collisions should be taken into account to reflect real situations. In this paper, the physical components for multibody dynamics that should be considered for the design and production of ships and offshore structures are presented. Then, the studies on the physics-based simulations for the design, production, and installation processes and the decommissioning procedure are reviewed. Lastly, several research directions are discussed in the conclusion.