Submarine Parameter Identification

Abstract

Research was conducted to determine the feasibility of adaptively identifying the values of the hydrodynamic parameters of a submarine or model from submerged free-flight trajectory data. The modified Kalman filter approach which was used was based on the equation-error parameter identification principle instead of the more conventional response error method, resulting in a relatively modest computational requirement. If the controls are driven by appropriate pseudo-random noise sequences, it is possible to determine almost all the parameters to good accuracy from a five minute trajectory sample which is contaminated by realistic additive noise plus bias. Several configurations of suitable instruments for measuring the trajectory are described and the algorithms for processing the trajectory data are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0747315

Entities

People

  • Frederic D. Powell
  • Gerald L. Perrault
  • Theodore L. Roess

Organizations

  • Bell Aircraft Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Surfaces
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navigation
  • New York
  • Physics Laboratories

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics