Mobile Offshore Ship Concept
MDD has developed a unique platform that transforms an oceangoing ship into an offshore spar hulled platform. The design is based on a patented concept of a reconfigurable ship composed of an upper hull section, and a lower catamaran/spar hull section. During transits the spar hulls will be positioned horizontally functioning as catamaran hulls. When on station, they will be rotated vertically to function as spar hulls and support the upper platform section. In contrast with traditional platforms, this concept is optimized for both high-speed transits and on station operations.
Mobile Offshore Ship – Renewable Energy (MOS-RE)
The MOS-RE is an innovative solution to providing an electrical supply to coastal sites through offshore wave motion energy generation. Wave motion within a surface piercing shroud draws air through a variable pitch turbine coupled to an electrical generator. A temporary power transfer cable is then laid between the ship and shore. Space is provided for mission modules that would require power and water, such as water desalination and purification plants. The MOS-RE is well suited to disaster relief, unimproved shore sites, and military operations where cheap, long term, high capacity power generation is required.
Mobile Offshore Ship – Logistics Transfer Station (MOS-LTS)
MDD has developed a conceptual design for an offshore logistics transfer station to perform at-sea cargo operations between ships. The MOS-LTS provides a stable platform with large surface area for the handling and transfer of cargo and materials between military MPF and civilian break bulk assets, and secondary transfer craft and lighters.
MOS Dynamic Testing
MDD has conducted internal research and development to further the design, engineering and test and evaluation of the MOS and identifying numerous applications. US and international investors have shown interest in the MOS for a variety of applications and MDD is working to develop the concept into a viable production design.
MDDs development and testing included computer model development, weight and stability calculations, as well as physical scale-model testing in open water and in scaled waves in the University of Michigan’s Hydrodynamic Laboratory.
