LINCOLN—Lean Innovative Connected Vessels

The maritime industry has been working to apply unique solutions capable of improving design and development performances. Over the past several decades, the industry has faced changes related to the increasing complexity of the dynamic global market. LINCOLN project successfully developed three new value-added vessels by following a highly customizable lean design methodology that combined series of innovative sensor arrays, on-board equipment, and IoT solutions to support the design and development of efficient and sustainable maritime vessels. Through this integrated approach to vessel development, innovative solutions that have not previously been combined were able to support designers/engineers transform the design process for the extension of serviceability and reduction of design time. This chapter describes the innovative design framework, based on the comprehensive usage of design methodologies, (economic and environmental) sustainability analysis and Internet of Things (IoT) in vessel design.