RT Journal Article
T1 Fast ships models for seakeeping improvement studies using flaps and T-foil
A1 Esteban San Román, Segundo
A1 Girón Sierra, José María Ricardo
A1 Andrés Toro, Bonifacio de
A1 Cruz García, Jesús Manuel de la
A1 Riola, M.
AB Fast ships are taking a relevant role with a clear interest for military purposes. Fast sea transportation encounters several problems to be solved. This article refers to the difficulties originated by brisk vertical motions. The waves encountered by fast ships induce such vertical motions, and this has negative effects: navigation risks, sea sickness, structural damages, and load displacement. It is also interesting for military uses to stabilize the ship when an aircraft is landing or when precision firing is required. By means of submerged actuators, it is possible to alleviate vertical motions. In this research, a pair of transom flaps and a T-foil near the bow are used to counteract the waves. These actuators must move with the maximum efficiency, taking into account the dynamical characteristics of the ship. As a consequence, there is a problem of automatic control design. To carry out this design, it is important to obtain mathematical models of all the aspects involved in the problem: the ship, the waves, the actuators, and the effect on crew and comfort. The aim of this paper is to present the development of these models and the use of them for problem analysis and control design.
PB Pergamon-Elsevier Science LTD
SN 0895-7177
YR 2005
FD 2005-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/50942
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/50942
LA eng
NO © 2005 Elsevier.The authors would like to thank the Spanish MCYT, "Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología", for their support(Projects DPI2000-0386-C03-02 and DPI2003-09745-C04-02), the CEHIPAR staff for their cooperation, and IZARfor its recommendations.
NO Spanish MCYT Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología
DS Docta Complutense
RD 5 abr 2025