Mooring Mechanics. A Comprehensive Computer Study. Volume II. Three Dimensional Dynamic Analysis of Moored and Drifting Buoy Systems

Abstract

Ocean currents and surface waves may induce serious errors in oceanographic measurements obtained from moored and drifting buoy systems. A general, computationally efficient solution for the dynamics of moored buoy systems, free drifting buoys, and drogued buoy systems in three-dimensional space is described in this report. Time-domain computer simulations of four specific configurations in various environments are presented. The mathematical model of one of these configurations, a subsurface mooring, was evaluated and improved using full scale ocean test data. The model of the surface mooring configuration studied will soon also be evaluated using recent test data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA038248

Entities

People

  • Narender K. Chhabra

Organizations

  • Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Geometry
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Molecular Orbital Theory
  • Ocean Currents
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space