Title :
Mathematical modeling and simulation of a moored buoy system
Author :
Driscoll, Rick ; Nahon, Meyer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents a finite element model of a navigation buoy moored with a synthetic fiber rope. The effects of cable stiffness, internal damping, gravity and viscous drag as well as currents and propagating waves are included in this model. The computer implementation of the model and associated numerical results are also presented and compared to field data
Keywords :
finite element analysis; marine systems; navigation; submarine cables; cable stiffness; currents; finite element model; gravity; internal damping; mathematical modeling; moored buoy system; navigation buoy; numerical results; propagating waves; simulation; synthetic fiber rope; viscous drag; Computational modeling; Damping; Finite element methods; Gravity; Mathematical model; Mechanical engineering; Navigation; Oceans; Orbital robotics; Synthetic fibers;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3519-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1996.572845
