SHIP RESPONSE CONTROL DURING HEAVY WEATHER OPERATIONS

The paper reviews the environmental operational problems encountered in heavy weather, the applicable seakeeping theory and developing technology. On board response assessment and the corresponding prediction are discussed as they may be integrated into a ship response control system. Work underway on the development of satisfactory hardware for bringing this technology to bear is discussed. The requirements for successful application are proposed including special man/machine interaction, problem solutions and training requirements. Areas of current investigation are identified and system effectiveness is discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings Fifth Ship Control Systems Symposium, David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center, Annapolis, Maryland, October 30-November 3, 1978, Volume 4.
• Corporate Authors:

  David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center

  Bethesda, MD  United States  20084
• Authors:
  • Hoffman, D
  • Maclean, W M
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 32 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Force; Hulls; Human machine systems; Loads; Seakeeping; Ship motion; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics; Water waves; Wave measurement; Waves
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural response
• Old TRIS Terms: Heavy weather damage prevention; Hull response; Man machine communications; Ship response; Wave forces on structures; Wave loads
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00185449
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 3 1979 12:00AM