DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

LeadingEDGE offers its clients tailored support on every project aspect of naval architecture nature. Whether starting from the initial design conceptualization or refitting an already existing yacht or vessel, we can leverage our experience to fulfil our client’s requests.

Typical activities we can assist with are:

• Interior and exterior design
• Lines Plan drawing and faring
• Hull stability calculations
• Powering
• Scantlings and general layout according to diverse classification societies
• Detailed and general construction drawings for FRP, Aluminium and Steel
• ORC and IRC classes sail yacht optimization
• VPP performance prediction
• Sailplan optimization

Our specialty! Using state-of-the-art software, rigorously verified and validated against experimental data sets, we are able to promptly asses a number of different design configurations and to identify the optimal solution already in the early project phases. This approach rewards our clients with savings both in terms of time and investments by avoiding the lengthy design iterations requested by more traditional methods.
To comply with the highest standards, during our investigations we aim for a more comprehensive solution rather than a single objective result. This can be achieved by coupling the structural and the hydrodynamic aspects of a project, therefore without neglecting relevant effects and interactions from both the two worlds.
Want to learn about how we employ CFD technology?

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Together with CFD, we also provide specialized FEM support. Here below some examples of the offered services:

• Linear and Modal structural analysis
• Composite evaluation and design
• Non-linear analysis
• Vibration
• FSI
• parametric and topology optimization

Example of Hull lines optimization process (Hull 01 below, Hull 02 above) leading to 7.3% reduction of installed engine power

Thanks to our vast network of collaborators we can also provide the following services to grant for seamless continuity of the work and an efficient management of the activities involved:

• Owner representative management
• Selecting and interfacing with construction yards and other design offices
• Photorealistic internal and external renderings
• HVAC systems design
• Non-destructive material analyses
• 3D scanning of complex geometries
• Drone photo shooting
• And many more..

In case you are interested in receiving a quotation or further information on how we could support your business, you can easily reach us at the following CONTACTS