Development of an Instrumentation Package to Record Full-Scale Ship Slam Data.

Abstract

An instrumentation set has been developed for use in investigating the slamming experience of a full-scale ship. Methods for treating both bow-flare and bottom-slamming have been considered. A radar altimeter was used to sense the relative height of the wave at the transducer location in order to determine the relative velocity between the bottom or the bow of the ship and the wave at the instant of slam. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA059549

Entities

People

  • A. J. Euler
  • E. G. U. Band

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altimeters
  • Altitude Measuring Instruments
  • Flight Instruments
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Slamming
  • Transducers
  • Velocimeters

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Marine Hydrodynamics