The automatic control of large ships in confined waters

The design and evaluation of a control system, which can be utilised for the automatic guidance of large ships in confined or restricted waters, is investigated. The vessel is assumed to be a multivariable system and it is demonstrated that a non-linear, time-varying mathematical model most accurate...

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Main Author: Burns, Roland Stephen
Published: University of Plymouth 1984
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.349321