Investigation of marine vessels equipped with an airkeel subject to wave-induced disturbances

In this work, the roll stabilization problem of ships using a novel air-filled canting keel mechanism, dubbed the Airkeel, is studied when subjected to wave-induced disturbances. The problem is investigated in simulation using a modified 1-DoF model of a typical monohull marine vessel equipped with...

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Published inControl Technology and Applications (Online) pp. 484 - 489
Main Authors Chaudhuri, Shouvik, Ramezani, Hossein, Jouffroy, Jerome
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 16.08.2023
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Atmospheric modeling
Mathematical models
Simulation
Solid modeling
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Summary:In this work, the roll stabilization problem of ships using a novel air-filled canting keel mechanism, dubbed the Airkeel, is studied when subjected to wave-induced disturbances. The problem is investigated in simulation using a modified 1-DoF model of a typical monohull marine vessel equipped with the airkeel, and a simple master-slave controller. The simulation results are further verified by performing experimental investigations on a model boat equipped with a 3D printed airkeel in an indoor water tank with an in-house wave-maker assembly and in a water body at a nearby harbour as a field test. The data from the simulation and experiments suggest that the mechanism (with its controller) can substantially reduce the effect of waves.
ISSN:2768-0770
DOI:10.1109/CCTA54093.2023.10252537