4.9.5. Future Work

This list contains features that could be implemented in future releases:

• Enable times-series input motions for Morison members in the standalone HydroDyn (MorisonInputsMod = 2)

• Enable tight-coupling to FAST, including linearization.

• Enable wave stretching (WaveStMod > 0).

• Enable full support for floating platform force flags.

• Enable joint overlap calculations (JointOvrlp = 1).

• Enable auto-generation of all possible output channels (OutAll = TRUE).

• Add outputs pertaining to the total hydrodynamic applied loads at nodes along members and at joints.

• Ensure that the output channels are written in the order they are entered.

• Allow for a WAMIT reference point location other than (0,0,0).

• Allow RdtnDT to be independent from the FAST simulation time step.

• Add distributed axial viscous-drag loads on tapered members.

• Add rotational inertia terms for fluid-filled members and marine growth.

• Calculate the effective 6x6 added-mass matrix from strip-theory members and place in the HydroDyn summary file.

• Add graphics/animation capability to visualize the substructure geometry and motion, wave elevation, and hydrodynamic loads.

• Add convective fluid acceleration terms.

• Allow for wave directional spreading to include energy spectra that varies with direction (requires changing from the equal-energy method).

• Add higher order regular wave kinematics models for fixed-bottom substructures.

• Add breaking wave-impact loads for fixed-bottom substructures.

• Add floating platform hydro-elastics.

• Add pressure mapping for floating platforms.

• Added automated computation and use of hydrostatic restoring matrix for strip-theory members.