Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control [Bookshelf

Abstract

This book offers a comprehensive manuscript encompassing two separable texts on hydrodynamics and control of marine vehicles. In contrast to the aerospace industry, where dynamicists are often control experts as well, in the maritime world (due to the significant effect environmental loads have on the dynamics of the system) the more common pairing is dynamics with hydrodynamics. As such, Fossen is one of few in the maritime industry who could write such a complete treatment of dynamics, hydrodynamics, and control issues related to surface and subsurface marine vehicles. The author provides an excellent treatment of the subject matter, written from a more generalist perspective, at a substantially lower cost. There are excellent texts covering marine hydrodynamics, vessel dynamics, and ship motion control. However, for some time a void has existed in the literature covering the intersection of these related fields, with the exception of specialist texts such as the treatment of high-speed craft control. Contents This book is presented as two volumes. The first volume is devoted to marine craft hydrodynamics and the second volume of the book is devoted to motion control.