Germany - Ships and boats

Description

The new DLR research institute "Systems Engineering for Future Mobility" is located in Oldenburg, in the federal state of Lower Saxony, Northern Germany. The institute has its roots in the OFFIS e. V. computer science research institute, which is also based in Oldenburg. Currently, the department "Transport" of the OFFIS institute is being transferred to the new DLR-SE institute in order to improve the research possibilities in the field of informatics methods and tools for the verification and validation of automated transport systems (road, rail, ship). The transfer of the OFFIS e. V. division "Transport" into the new DLR institute is currently not yet completed, which is why the research boat tendered here is still being purchased by OFFIS e. V.. It will become the property of DLR e. V. as soon as the transformation process is completed (probably by the end of 2021).An important component of maritime research at the DLR institute is the maritime test field eMIR (e-Maritime Integrated Reference Platform), which consists of a virtual and a physical test field. The testing of new maritime systems is gradually moving from simulative to physical experiments, which takes place using a research boat, among other things. This is to be procured for testing assistance systems for navigation as well as ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication procedures. The research boat is to be converted into an autonomous vehicle by the client within the framework of a project and will serve, among other things, as a test vehicle for sensor testing. Furthermore, it will also be available for various future projects.
In order to be able to carry out the experiments and projects, DLR needs a highly manoeuvrable and variable-equipment boat that can be used in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea, i.e. it must also be equipped to cope with the meteorological and hydrological conditions. Travel against the current in the area of travel must be made possible, which is why the boat must be appropriately motorised and have a reserve (at least 6 kn marching speed, 2h plus safety reserve).The research boat will be used in various research projects and thus make a major contribution to the market launch of innovative maritime systems. The research boat will be made available to research participants cooperating with the DLR institute as required, or it will be specially equipped in accordance with the research purpose in order to deliver the targeted research results. The design should comply with CE C certification, the research boat should be approved for at least 4 persons in order to provide sufficient space for researchers and allow a payload of at least 250 kg. The boat must have an enclosed deckhouse housing the steering position and workstations (benches, tables), as well as storage facilities for tools, ship's accessories and electronics. It must not exceed a length of 8.00 metres and a width of 2.55 metres. Furthermore, it should be trailerable due to the various locations around the German coast. With regard to the drive, DLR is relying on a purely electric drive with 2 fully rotatable and electronically controllable (direction and speed, protocol fully documented) pod drives. It is planned to use the vehicle especially for testing harbour manoeuvres and it should be sufficiently actuated to be directly steerable and rotatable in any direction.

Opportunity closing date

11 May 2021

Value of contract

to be confirmed