Page 9 - Australian Defence Magazine April-May 2021

Modelling in the AMC’s Towing Tank to measure the forces of interaction and behaviour between ships performing ‘replenishment at sea’
The Autonomous Maritime Systems Laboratory specialises in operating autonomous vessels in challenging environments
Regarding human factors, bringing together health and food sciences and human-computer interface technologies with maritime engineering and seafaring will enable industry
to deliver and sustain surface and underwater vessels, and maritime infrastructure to meet the requirements of Defence, as well as optimise human factors in their design for effective operation and survivability in remote and extreme maritime and littoral environments.
Complementing this will be the application of the human experience in remote and extreme environments, an area of research enhanced by extensive Antarctic and Southern Ocean experience through IMAS, CARMM and AMC.
The Defence and Maritime Innovation and Design Precinct
will also draw on additional UTAS and partner support from organisations such as the Tasmanian Cognition Laboratory, Risk and Resilience Group and CARMM to optimise the design and evaluation of systems and how they support human factors.
This collaboration is also considering options to enhance existing simulation and virtual reality capabilities through biometric sensor integration, environmental control, and sensory manipulation.
One of the most anticipated parts of Stage 1 is the new controlled access Common User Facility incorporating a
Vertical drop test-rig for investigating crashworthiness and structural survivability of surface and underwater vessels
secure area supported by Defence ICT networks, large capacity and high-speed eResearch and Australian Academic Research Network infrastructure, and an upgraded High Performance Computer Cluster. It is being specifically designed to facilitate a highly collaborative environment for visiting and virtually connected researchers and partners from Defence and industry.
Visitors will be afforded full access to modernised campus amenities and the opportunity to support student applied learning programs. On-site accommodation and precinct tenancy options are likely to become available beyond 2024 through future development stages of the facility.
The Defence and Maritime Innovation and Design Precinct
and UTAS’ Defence and National Security Network welcome engagement with industry and collaborators to support the naval shipbuilding enterprise and Defence Innovation System. The precinct is ideally placed to enhance Australia’s naval shipbuilding capability now, and into the future, and to contribute to ensuring Australia maintains a regionally superior Australian Defence Force.
More information on the Defence and Maritime Innovation and Design Precinct and UTAS’ Defence and National Security Network is available by contacting the AMC at www.amc.edu.au/contact
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