简介:Inordertoanalyzethespatialmaneuverabilityoftheremotelyoperatedunderwatervehicle(ROV),the6-DOFmotionmathematicmodeloftheROVwasfounded.HydrodynamicswereanalyzedbyusingtheTaylorseries.ThethrustersontheROVwerediscussed.Thispaperconsidersthreecasesofmotionsimulation:verticalmotion,rotationalmotionandZ-shapemotion.Aseriesofsimulationexperimentsshowedthatthe6-DOFmotionmathematicmodelwascorrectandreliable,andalsofitwiththescenesimulation.
简介:Foralargefloatingvesselinwaves,radiationdampingisnotanaccuratepredictionofthedegreeofrollunlikeotherdegreesoffreedommotion.Therefore,togettheknowledgeofrollmotionperformanceofdeepwaterpipelaycranevesselsandtokeepthevesselworkingsafety,thepaperpresentstherelationshipbetweenaseriesofdimensionlessrolldampingcoefficientsandtherollresponseamplitudeoperator(RAO).Byusingtwokindsofempiricaldata,therolldampingisestimatedinthecalculationflow.Aftergettingtherolldampingcoefficientfromthemodeltest,apredictionofrollmotioninregularwavesisevaluated.Accordingtothewaveconditionintheworkingregion,shorttermstatisticsofrollmotionarepresentedunderdifferentwaveparameters.Moreover,therelationshipbetweenthemaximalrollresponseleveltopeakspectralwaveperiodandtherolldampingcoefficientisinvestigated.Resultsmayprovidesomereferencetodesignandimprovethiskindofvessel.
简介:Toprovideasimulationsystemplatformfordesigninganddebuggingasmallautonomousunderwatervehicle’s(AUV)motioncontroller,asix-degreeoffreedom(6-DOF)dynamicmodelforAUVcontrolledbythrusterandfinswithappendagesisexamined.Basedonthedynamicmodel,asimulationsystemfortheAUV’smotionisestablished.ThedifferentkindsoftypicalmotionsaresimulatedtoanalyzethemotionperformanceandthemaneuverabilityoftheAUV.InordertoevaluatetheinfluencesofappendagesonthemotionperformanceoftheAUV,simulationsoftheAUVwithandwithoutappendagesareperformedandcompared.TheresultsdemonstratetheAUVhasgoodmaneuverabilitywithandwithoutappendages.