EQUATIONS OF MOTION FOR HYDROFOIL CRAFT

Abstract

The hydrofoil boat in a seaway is a very complicated system. In its simplest form it may be treated as a rigid body. However, this representation is not always correct. In some cases it may be necessary to take into account other factors such as the gyroscopic effects of propellers, the dynamics of the control systems and the elastic behavior of the boat. In this report the general equations of motion of the hydrofoil boat, treated as a rigid body, are first derivedAND DISCUSSED. The gyroscopic effects of the propellers, the dynamics of the control systems and the effects of the elasticity of the boat are then considered and related to the equations of motion of the boat.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0275271

Entities

People

  • M. Pino Martı́n

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Angular Momentum
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Computational Science
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamic Response
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Hydrofoils
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Momentum
  • Navy
  • Orientation (Direction)

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Structural Dynamics.