Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control

A comprehensive and extensive study of the latest research in hydrodynamics, guidance, navigation and control systems for marine craft. Establishes how the implementation of mathematical models and modern control theory can be used for simulation and verification of control systems, decision-support systems and situational awareness systems. Coverage includes hydrodynamic models for marine craft, models for wind, waves and ocean currents, dynamics and stability of marine craft, advanced guidance principles, sensor fusion and inertial navigation. The work includes the latest tools for analysis and design of advanced GNC systems and presents new material on autonomous underwater vehicles, surface vessels as well as autonomous systems. Also included are many references enabling engineers to analyze worked examples before making own designs. Matlab scripts are provided which are a crucial element for both software development and testing.