Monday, October 24, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
sphere holder
I'm not the best with 3D but I think this illustrate the fact that we also need some kind of navigational texture on the holder as well
ok, the one is black is just showing the model
the reason why I have the groove at different height is purely from ergonomic reason.
Its because when you grip this holder, you would grab it from the side with your thumb and your 4th finger and the pinky. The middle finger and the first finger will be use for rolling the ball
Here is the transparent version
Thursday, October 13, 2011
sphere shapes
Hello, here is my idea for the shape of the sphere. It follows this logic:
1. it has a clear straight center line
2. all the back-front lines are completely straight
3. front tip and back tip feel different
4. front half (wide ditches) and back half (narrow ditches) feel different
5. symmetrical look!
The shape:
Refraction is an issue!! In this image the sphere is hollow:
In this one it's full of glass. Notice how the arrow gets distorted!:
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
names for our concept.
"Xyzimuth" didn't go down very well as a name... So I looked into astronomy and other stuff for inspiration for our thruster/control system - that's where the word "azimuth" is from as well. Of course, ours has three dimensions so these all have some relation to that:
tri-axial has three axes
tourbillon clock balancing device
harrier vertical take-off jet
hydrosphere the waters covering planet earth
orrery mechanical model of solar system
antikythera ancient wreck with ancient analog computer
celestial sphere sky
firmament celestial sphere
zodiac the 12 signs in the sky
ecliptic earth's orbit plane
evection inequality in moon's orbit
trunnion cannon axle
dioptra/diopter ancient astronomical 3d-measuring device
armillary sphere extra cool ancient astronomical 3d-measuring device
armillary dictionnary.com: consisting of hoops or rings
theodolite 3d-measuring device
sundial sun-clock
hypersphere mathematical shit
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Xyzimuth Thrusters
I'm working on visualisations of the ship's outside. Our Xyzimuth concept has three thrusters at this moment.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Telescopic hard sail concept for bulk carrier
| Telescopic hard sail concept for bulk carrier |  |  |  |
| Monday, 23 August 2010 07:19 |
A new design for a sailing cargo ship with telescopically reefing hard composite sails could result in a third of the fuel use of a traditional capesize bulk carrier, says the vessel’s designers, Professors Kazuyuki Ouchi and Kiyoshi Uzawa of the University of Tokyo, Japan.
The motor assisted sailing vessel would have nine carbon fibre-reinforced plastic sails 50 metres high and 20 metres wide giving a total sail area of 9,000 square-metres. The researchers confirmed that a hard sail 10mm thick with horizontal ribs and weighing 30 tonnes has enough strength as a main sail for propulsion in wind velocities of around 15 metres per second. Based on a simulated voyage along an actual Pacific trade route near Hawaii, the sails could result in 64 percent less fuel use and would generate enough forward thrust to drive a 180,000DWT bulk carrier at 14 knots in winds of 13 metres per second from the beam. Wendy Laursen |
http://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/nyk-unveils-new-container-ship-concept_951
NYK Unveils New Container Ship Concept
organized by the japan industrial design promotion organization. a model of NYK super
eco ship 2030 and a video about it was displayed at the good design exhibition at design hub
in tokyo midtown, during the tokyo design week 09.
NYK super eco ship 2030, designed by keiko kosugi, NYK Line
while ships are the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation, increases
in international trade due to the growth of the world economy have led to concerns
about carbon-dioxide emissions resulting from the increase in the number of ships worldwide.
ships need to incorporate further environmental technologies to continue their environmentally
friendly presence capable of contributing to the world's economy. this ship differs from
traditional craft in that it has reduced the amount of energy needed to propel it by reducing
vessel weight and drag and employs environmental technologies thought to be important to
the future, such as energy conversion using fuel cells, maximal use of renewable energy sources
such as solar and wind power, and navigational improvements. in these ways, it is a container
vessel of the future, reducing carbon-dioxide emissions by 69 percent.
interior of ship consists of trees
the good design awards, organized by the japan industrial design promotion organization
(JIDPO), is a comprehensive program for the evaluation and encouragement of design.
the JIDPO was established in 1957 by the then ministry of international trade and industry
(the current ministry of economy, trade and industry). since then, the good design award has
been given for outstanding designs for more than 50 years in the pursuit of prosperous lives
and industrial development. approximately 35,000 good design awards have been given in
continuing these efforts.
NYK super eco ship 2030 - data
length over all: 352 meters
length between perpendiculars: 343 meters
breadth at waterline: 43 meters
maximum breadth: 54.6 meters
height to main deck: 24 meters
design draught: 11.5 meters
maximum draught: 13 meters
air draft: 43.5 meters
air draft with sails: 78 meters
hull: double hull
hull girder: closed
cargo capacity: 8000 TEU
fuel: 2000 tonnes
deadweight: 70 000 tonnes
loading: self loading from holds
propulsion power: 44 000kw
power plant: combined fuel cell and solar cell
propeller: twin screw contra rotating propellers
power generation from renewable sources: solar cell area ( 31 000sqm) sail area (4000 sqm)
NYK Unveils New Container Ship Concept 
Radical Design for the Future of Shipping
concept ship of the future, the NYK super eco ship 2030 won the japan good design award 09.
JAPAN - With shipping emissions and pollution very prominent in the news recently and the Copenhagen Climate Change talks upcoming all of the worlds shipping lines are under increasing pressure to introduce ‘greener’ ships. Now Japanese carrier NYK Lines, in common with other major shippers such asToyota and Mitsui O.S.K Lines, has revealed its own concepts for a low emission container freight vessel that the company states it wishes to have in service by 2030.
The NYK ‘Super Eco Ship 2030’, which is being designed in cooperation with the Monohakobi Technology Institute, Finnish marine consultants Elomatic and ship designers Garroni Progetti S.r.l. of Italy, will produce 70% less CO2 emissions than current vessels by the use of some very innovative design.
The vessel will be powered by Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) fuel cells which produce 30% less CO2 than comparable marine diesels, whilst the 2030 will also have 31,000m2 of solar panels in addition to retractable sails.
The design also features a bow-mounted bubble projector to reduce friction as the ship moves through the water and it is proposed that the vessel will actually break into segments in port so as to facilitate freight handling and thus aid efficiency.
NYK state that they plan for their fleet to produce zero emissions by 2050.
Design boom
organized by the japan industrial design promotion organization. a model of NYK super
eco ship 2030 and a video about it was displayed at the good design exhibition at design hub
in tokyo midtown, during the tokyo design week 09.
NYK super eco ship 2030, designed by keiko kosugi, NYK Line
while ships are the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation, increases
in international trade due to the growth of the world economy have led to concerns
about carbon-dioxide emissions resulting from the increase in the number of ships worldwide.
ships need to incorporate further environmental technologies to continue their environmentally
friendly presence capable of contributing to the world's economy. this ship differs from
traditional craft in that it has reduced the amount of energy needed to propel it by reducing
vessel weight and drag and employs environmental technologies thought to be important to
the future, such as energy conversion using fuel cells, maximal use of renewable energy sources
such as solar and wind power, and navigational improvements. in these ways, it is a container
vessel of the future, reducing carbon-dioxide emissions by 69 percent.
interior of ship consists of trees
the good design awards, organized by the japan industrial design promotion organization
(JIDPO), is a comprehensive program for the evaluation and encouragement of design.
the JIDPO was established in 1957 by the then ministry of international trade and industry
(the current ministry of economy, trade and industry). since then, the good design award has
been given for outstanding designs for more than 50 years in the pursuit of prosperous lives
and industrial development. approximately 35,000 good design awards have been given in
continuing these efforts.
NYK super eco ship 2030 - data
length over all: 352 meters
length between perpendiculars: 343 meters
breadth at waterline: 43 meters
maximum breadth: 54.6 meters
height to main deck: 24 meters
design draught: 11.5 meters
maximum draught: 13 meters
air draft: 43.5 meters
air draft with sails: 78 meters
hull: double hull
hull girder: closed
cargo capacity: 8000 TEU
fuel: 2000 tonnes
deadweight: 70 000 tonnes
loading: self loading from holds
propulsion power: 44 000kw
power plant: combined fuel cell and solar cell
propeller: twin screw contra rotating propellers
power generation from renewable sources: solar cell area ( 31 000sqm) sail area (4000 sqm)
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