Ulysse Dhomé

I am currently Postdoc at Wallenius Marine, in collaboration with the Centre for Naval Architecture, working on commercial sailing vessels.
My PhD disertation was titled "Experimental studies of wind and aerodynamics for wind-powered commercial ships" and explores aerodynamic effects such as the interactions between rigid wings and the influence of the hull on the incoming wind, as well as the wind profile offshore.

Before starting as a PhD student, I worked as a research engineer on the Maribot Vane project, aiming at developping an energy-efficient, autonomous sailing boat for oceanic research. In the scope of this project, I developped mechanical systems that enable the boat to harvest the wind energy for trimming the sail as well as steering the boat at a constant angle to the wind without the need of any other source of energy. I also participated in the development of algorithms that enable the boat to find a route that can be sailed while avoiding obstacles such as land and surrounding ships, even in a complex environment like Stockholm's archipelago. The boat could sail autonomously in different parts of the archipelago.

My current research focusses on aerodynamics, performance prediction and control systems, mainly using experimental methods in a wind tunnel and with a free-running semi-autonomous model in real condition. Another area of interest in on the wind ressource: how to measure it, predict it and use it in the best way. 

Phone:+46 7 39 56 71 16