Semi-Rigid Towing Model for Analysis of Maneuvering in the Horizontal Plane

Abstract

A SIMULINK towing model is developed from the surge, sway, and yaw equations of motion in order to study the horizontal maneuverability of vessels in a semi-rigid towing operation. This analysis is conducted in order to validate rigid-connection towing and to give insight into the design of the tow connector, The connection is modeled as a linear spring and the maneuverability of the vessels is studied as the stiffness is varied from conditions of semi to completely rigid. This study is based on two Swath hull vessels, the SLICE and KAIMALINO, towing in close proximity under calm water conditions,

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA397072

Entities

People

  • Garrett D. Jones

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Bodies
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Connectors
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Directional
  • Dynamic Response
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Maneuverability
  • Naval Architecture
  • Simulations
  • Stiffness
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Vehicles

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics