Analytical Models for ACV Seakeeping

Abstract

A linearized mathematical model is developed from first principles to predict the motion of an air cushion vehicle (ACV) in head seas consisting of sinusoidal waves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA065522

Entities

People

  • M. R. Swift
  • Peter Harvey
  • Wayne Lundblad

Organizations

  • University of New Hampshire

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Air Flow
  • Boundaries
  • Cells
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Computer Simulations
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equation-Based Simulations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Flow
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Seakeeping
  • Ships
  • Vehicles