STABILITY OF A TOWED OBJECT,
Abstract
The problem under consideration is that of a bilaterally symmetrical object being pulled along in air in a straight line at constant speed by a single towline, which is assumed to remain straight and of constant length. Linearized approximations to the differential equations of motion are developed. Two characteristic equations are obtained from these by postulating exponential solutions. A criterion for stability is then that the roots of these equations have only negative real parts. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0447154
Entities
People
- Walter P. Reid
Organizations
- Naval Ordnance Laboratory