HANDLING QUALITY CRITERIA FOR SURFACE SHIPS

Abstract

The concept of definitive maneuvers is introduced as a means for providing numerical measures of handling qualities of surface ships which can ultimately lead to objective standards and specifications. Data derived from three basic types of definitive maneuvers, the spiral, overshoot, and turning circle, are presented to indicate the extent to which handling qualities differ among existing ship types that have been evaluated. Tentative criteria are proposed to serve as interim standards for selected qualities until more complete and systematic data become available. It is recommended that the effort to accumulate data be expanded to include numerical measures of wider variety of handling qualities not only for existing ships but for research designs with near optimum stability and control characteristics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0652333

Entities

People

  • Morton Gertler
  • S. C. Gover

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analog Computers
  • Control Surfaces
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Instrumentation
  • Maneuverability
  • Maneuvers
  • Mathematics
  • Model Basins
  • Model Tests
  • Naval Architecture
  • Propellers
  • Research Facilities
  • Ship Design
  • Ship Model Basins
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Surfaces

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