Modeling Towed Cable System Dynamics

Abstract

A method for modeling the dynamics of towed cable systems is described. The cable system is assumed to be a multiple branched system with towed bodies. These bodies may be spheres or more general vehicles having a single plane of symmetry. The motion of the two points of the system is arbitrary. The cable is modeled by a series of rigid cylinders connected end-to- end by spherical joints. It is further assumed that the physical parameters of the system and the external forces acting on it can be lumped at the connecting joints. The towed vehicles are three-dimensional bodies with linear (about a steady-state configuration) time-domain analyses. Examples are used to illustrate the analyses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223610

Entities

People

  • J. W. Kamman
  • T. C. Nguyen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Acceleration
  • Angular Motion
  • Buoyancy
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Physical Properties
  • Simulations
  • Steady State
  • Three Dimensional
  • Time Domain
  • Towed Bodies
  • Towed Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electrical Engineering