DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR DYNAMICALLY POSITIONED UTILITY VESSELS
Automatic stationkeeping alongside an offshore stucture represents a particularly demanding requirement for a dynamically positioned utility vessel. The adequacy of existing conventional position determination methods is reviewed and the potential of new, but unproven, radar-ranging techniques is discussed. The effects of utility vessel drag, mass, and propulsion characteristics on stationkeeping performance are described and compared to "ballpark" requirements anticipated for positioning alongside both stationary and floating platforms.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Offshore Technology Conference, 8th Annual, Proceedings, Houston, Texas, May 3-6, 1976.
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Corporate Authors:
Offshore Technology Conference
6200 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX United States 45206 -
Authors:
- Sargent, J S
- Cowgill, P N
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1976-5
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 175-196
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Dynamic positioning; Navigation radar; Offshore structures; Ship operations
- Old TRIS Terms: Station keeping
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00148539
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: V3, OTC 2633 Proceeding
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 23 1977 12:00AM