Submarine Motion in Waves

Abstract

Advanced Mobility is a critical research area under the Naval S and T Focus Area of Platform Design and Survivability. Enhanced mobility is a key objective in the design of new platforms, but one may also enhance mobility of existing platforms through advanced modeling and control, enabling current assets to operate within larger environmental envelopes. This final report concerns accomplishments by a Virginia Tech research team in collaboration with the Australian Defence Science and Technology (DS and T) Group under the auspices of The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) concerning submarine maneuvering in elevated sea states. In this scenario, advanced modeling and control can improve disturbance rejection and maneuvering performance, enabling new mission capabilities for operations at or near the surface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 03, 2020
Accession Number
AD1114058

Entities

People

  • Craig A Woolsey

Organizations

  • Virginia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buoyancy
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Experimental Data
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Lagrangian Functions
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Reliability

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.