Maximum likelihood method as a means to estimate the directional wave spectrum and the mean wave drift force on a dynamically positioned vessel

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 4, Issue , 2002, Pages 605-613

  Waals, Olaf J ^a   Aalbers, A B ^b   Pinkster, J A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MARIN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Directional Spectrum; MLM; Wave Drift Forces

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL WAVE SPECTRUM; MEAN WAVE DRIFT FORCES;

ALGORITHMS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PROBES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TANKERS (SHIPS); TRACKING (POSITION);

DYNAMIC POSITIONING;

EID: 0036437788     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2002-28560     Document Type: Conference Paper

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