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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2010, Article ID 934714, 32 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/934714
Review Article

Modeling of Ship Roll Dynamics and Its Coupling with Heave and Pitch

R. A. Ibrahim and I. M. Grace

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA

Received 14 May 2009; Accepted 11 June 2009

Academic Editor: Jose Balthazar

Copyright © 2010 R. A. Ibrahim and I. M. Grace. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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