This paper is concerned with the determination of nonlinear roll damping moments of ships including similar floating structures. Using the measured motion response data of ship’s roll motion, an inverse problem is formulated for the determination. The problem of damping determination is mathematically involved in a Volterra integral equation of the “first” kind between the roll responses and un...

The subjective visual vertical (SVV) indicates perceived direction of gravity. Even in healthy human subjects, roll angle-dependent misestimations, roll overcompensation (A-effect, head-roll > 60° and <135°) and undercompensation (E-effect, head-roll < 60°), occur. Previously, we demonstrated that, after prolonged roll-tilt, SVV estimates when upright are biased toward the preceding roll positi...

In order to study the dynamic behavior of ships navigating in severe environmental conditions it is imperative to develop their governing equations of motion taking into account the inherent nonlinearity of large-amplitude ship motion. The purpose of this paper is to present the coupled nonlinear equations of motion in heave, roll, and pitch based on physical grounds. The ingredients of the for...

The development of micro aerial vehicles has been hindered by a poor understanding of the flight dynamics associated with the unique aerodynamic regime. This study experimentally estimates the aerodynamic damping derivatives of flat-plate wings with aspect ratios less than 3 at a Reynolds number of 7.5 × 104; when combined with previously published results detailing the lateral and longitudinal...

Combined heading control and rudder-roll damping systems are diicult to analyze due to the complexity of the mathematical model required to describe the nonlinear couplings in sway, roll and yaw. Except for linear systems, no theoretical results with regard to robustness have been presented. In a linear analysis important nonlinear eeects due to rigid-body dynamics, hydrodynamics and kinematics...

non-linear characteristic of tire forces is the main cause of vehicle lateral dynamics instability, while direct yaw moment control is an effective method to recover the vehicle stability. in this paper, an optimal linear quadratic regulator (lqr) controller for roll-yaw dynamics to articulated heavy vehicles is developed. for this purpose, the equations of motion obtained by the matlab softwar...

In this study, it is clarified that dynamical system of roll motion can be approximated by time varying autoregressive models which is a kind of statistical model firstly. As the result, when it is possible to measure the time series of roll motion, the ship stability can be judged based on time series analysis by using the time varying autoregressive modeling procedure. As to the verification ...

Articulated liquid cargo vehicles transporting inflammable fuels and dangerous chemical products require special consideration when traveling on urban roads or cruising at highway speeds. The road safety and handling of these kinds of vehicles may be adversely affected when negotiating sharp turns or travelling on slippery roads, which may result in either lateral instabilities or complete roll...