최적화기법과 선형변환 자동화기법을 도입하여 고속 중형 Ro-Pax선박의 조파저항성능을 향상시킬 수 있는 선형설계방법에 대하여 연구하였다. 최적화기법으로는 SQP(sequential quadratic programming)을 적용하였으며, 선형변환 자동화기법으로는 NURBS(Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline)기법을 적용하였다. 목적함수인 선박의 조파저항성능을 예측하기 위하여 비선형 자유수면 경계조건과 선체의 침하량을 고려한 비점성 유동 해석 기법인 패널법을 적용하였다. 기준선형에 대하여 선형최적화를 수행하였으며 그 결과로 도출된 최적선형에 대하여 모형선을 제작하여 모형시험을 수행하였다. 기준선형과 최적선형에 대한 수치해석을 수행하여 얻은 결과와 최적선형에 대한 모형시험을 수행하여 얻은 결과를 서로 비교하였다.
A hull form design technique to enhance the wave-making resistance performance for a medium size high speed Ro-Pax ship was studied introducing an optimization method and an automatic hull form modification method. SQP(sequential quadratic programming) was applied as the optimization algorithm and the geometry of hull surface was represented and modified using the NURBS(Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline). The wave-making resistance performance as an objective function in the optimization procedure was evaluated using the Rankine source panel method in which nonlinearity of the free surface boundary conditions and the trim and sinkage of the ship was fully taken into account. Using the Ro-Pax ship as a base hull, the hull-form optimization method was applied to obtain the hull shape that produced the lower wave-making resistance. To verify the validity of the hull-form optimization method, the numerical results was compared with the model test results.