Development, comparison, and preliminary experimental validation of nonlinear dynamic thruster models

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-494

  Whitcomb, Louis L ^a   Yoerger, Dana R ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC POSITIONING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; HYDRODYNAMICS; POSITION CONTROL; WATER CRAFT;

MARINE PROPULSION; MARINE THRUSTER; MARINE VEHICLE CONTROL; THRUSTER MODELING;

MARINE ENGINES;

EID: 0033335572     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/48.809270     Document Type: Article

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