Summary of a Full Scale Maneuvering Trial on the USNS Observation Island (T-AGM 23)

Abstract

The U.S. Coast Guard has undertaken a program to improve their capability for the prediction of full scale ship maneuvering performance. Model Scale experiments have been conducted to provide the necessary hydrodynamic coefficients to the maneuvering performance computer models. Full scale trials were needed to provide validation of the computer predictions. The Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (CARDEROCKDIV) was tasked to conduct maneuvering trials on the USNS Observation Island (T-AGM 23). The trial was performed in March 1991 during a shake down cruise from Portland, Oregon to Honolulu, Hawaii. Open ocean position tracking was provided by GPS signals recorded by the ship's computer systems. The position data was then correlated in time with the data collected by CARDEROCKDIV computers.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA278884

Entities

People

  • Grant A. Rossignol
  • Paul J. Kopp

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bow Thrusters
  • Classification
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Model Basins
  • Model Tests
  • Navigation
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Security
  • Ship Model Basins
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Surface Warfare
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers