Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Nfld., Canada A1B 3X5
Abstract:
A time-domain technique for estimating wave-induced ship hull bending moment from ship motion measurements is presented. This technique is developed to improve hull response monitoring systems. Artificial neural networks are used to model the time-domain relationship between the wave-induced vertical bending moment and the coupled heave and pitch motions. The application of the proposed technique is validated using experimental data.