Design and simulation of a two stage towing system

Design and simulation of a two stage towing system

This paper presents a design for a two stage towing system which will be used to measure small-scale ocean turbulence. The science application introduces stringent requirements for tilt regulation. In addition to standard and specialized sensors, the towed platform includes an on-board computer and...

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Published in:Proceedings of OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE pp. 1705 - 1712 Vol. 2
Main Authors: Schuch, E.M., Linklater, A.C., Lambeth, N.W., Woolsey, C.A.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2005
Subjects:
Acoustic beams
Acoustic measurements
Aerospace engineering
Application software
Design engineering
Instruments
Mathematical model
Oceans
Sea measurements
Velocity measurement
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Summary:This paper presents a design for a two stage towing system which will be used to measure small-scale ocean turbulence. The science application introduces stringent requirements for tilt regulation. In addition to standard and specialized sensors, the towed platform includes an on-board computer and independently actuated stern planes for pitch and roll disturbance rejection. To validate a PID tilt regulation scheme, a six degree of freedom mathematical model is implemented in Matlab/Simulink. Using a simplified model for the towing cable effects, the controller effectiveness is evaluated over a range of towing speeds and sea states
ISBN:0933957343
9780933957343
ISSN:0197-7385
DOI:10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1640001