The Advanced Program for 2010 is shown below. Please note that this program is still subject to change
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| MONDAY OCTOBER 11, 2010 (Afternoon) |
Early registration for out of town attendees (3:00 pm onward)
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Exhibit Booths Set up (PM)
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| TUESDAY OCTOBER 12, 2009 |
| REGISTRATION AND SPEAKERS’ BREAKFAST |
| WELCOME |
Howard Shatto, Shatto Engineering - MTS DP Conference Chair |
| SENSORS I - Session Chair - Derek Savage, XOM |
NASNet® DPR NASNet® as a Deepwater Acoustic DP Position Reference
Sam Hanton, Nautronix
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Improving Accuracy and Redundancy with GPS and GLONASS PPP
David Russell, Veripos, UK
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High Integrity Electronic Positioning: Lessons from the Aviation Industry
Mark Ahlbrecht, Honeywell Aerospace, Guidance and Navigation COE, USA
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COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Halls - Sponsored by Beier Radio |
| DESIGN - Session Chair - Steve Spencer - Transocean |
Mitigating Excessive Pitch and Roll Motions on Semi-Subsmersibles
Nils Albert Jenssen, Kongsberg Maritime
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Output Feedback Passivity Based Controllers for Dynamic Positioning of Ships
Shah Muhammad and Arnau Doria-Carezo, TU Delft
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The Development Process of the DSME & Honeywell Dynamic Positioning System for a Submerged Heavy Lift Carrier, Kim Se Won DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.,Ltd)
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The Effect of Memory in Passive Nonlinear Observer Design for a DP System
Admad Hajivand, Amir Kabir University, Iran
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| LUNCH PRESENTATION AND AWARDS |
 DP Advances in the USN Seabase: STLVAST Sea Trial and Completion
Gregory Hughes, Oceaneering International, USA
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE - Session Chair - Brian Haycock |
DNV: New Initiatives Related to Classification of DP Systems
Stian Ruud and Aleks Karlsen, DNV
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FMEA(A) - Fail to Meet Expectations Again (Again)?
Doug Phillips, DP Expertise
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DPS Notations - Clarifying the Role of Classification (Through Frequently Asked Questions and Answers)
George Reilly and Pedro Santos, ABS
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COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Halls - Sponsored by GL Noble Denton |
| ARCTIC - Session Chair - Åke Rohlén, TransAtlantic |
GNSS in the Arctic - Considerations and Experiences
Arne Rinnan. Kongsberg Seatex AS
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Structural Monitoring Systems with Applications to Ice Response Monitoring
Greg Sagvolden and Karianne Pran, Light Structures AS
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MTS Committee Document: Guidance on the Safe and Effective Management of DP Operations in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
Moderator: Suman Muddusetti, Shell International Exploration and Production
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| EVENING RECEPTION - Sponsored by Converteam and Kongsberg Maritime |
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| WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13 2010 |
| REGISTRATION & SPEAKERS’ BREAKFAST |
| NEW APPLICATIONS - Session Chair - Don Wilkes, Minden Engineering |
DP Power Plant Open Bus Redundancy with Reliable Closed Bus Operation
Saurabh Shah, Kamal Garg, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
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Improved Usability in DP Tracking Operations
Ivar Ihle, Rolls-Royce Marine AS
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Application of the Wartsila Low Loss Concept to a DP3 ExD Semi-Submersible
Jeroen vanKeep, Wartsila
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COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Halls - Sponsored by ABS  |
| SENSORS II - Session Chair - Ian Dootson, bp |
Acoustically Aided Inertial Navigation: A Real World Experience on the Semi-Sub Drilling Rig Petrobras XXIII
Gavin Hunting, Sonardyne Brasil Ltda
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Low Noise Motion Measurements & Accurate Transformation of Acceleration Over Long Lever Arms on Large Vessels
Arne Rinnan, and Finn Otto Sanne, Kongsberg Seatex AS
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To be confirmed
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| LUNCH PRESENTATION |
Experiences from Five Years of DP Software Testing
Oyvind Smogeli Marine Cybernetics
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| OPERATIONS - Session Chair - Sean Hickey, Consultant |
Effective Alarm Management for Dynamic Positioning and Vessel Control Systems
Steve Savoy, Ensco PLC
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Qualification of a DP Based FPSO Offloading Technology for Deepwater Fields
Svein Børge Hellesmark, Remora, Inc. and Lars Kristian Moen, Kongsberg
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RadaScan Applied to Vessel Underway Replenishment at Sea DP Operations
Dominic Pearce, Guidance Navigation Ltd.
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 COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Halls -Sponsored by L-3 Communications
Ice-cream refreshments - Sponsored by ABS |
| THRUSTERS - Session Chair - Scott Britten, Transocean |
Analysis of the Velocity in the Wake of an Azimuthing Thruster using PIV Measurements and CFD Calculations
Hans Cozijn, Rink Hallmann and Arjen Koop (MARIN)
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Comparison of Thruster Axis Tilting versus Nozzle Tlting on the Propeller-Hull Interactions for a Drillship at DP-Conditions, Michael Palm, Voith Turbo Marine
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FMEA Proving Trials and Offloading Simulations - Lessons Learned
Arjen Tjallema, Bluewater Energy Services B.V.
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| CONFERENCE WRAP-UP |
Howard Shatto, Shatto Engineering
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