Research Article

Semiphysical Modelling of the Nonlinear Dynamics of a Surface Craft with LS-SVM

Table 1

Main parameters and dimensions of the real and the scale ships.

ParameterReal shipScale ship

Length between perpendiculars ( )74.400 m4.389 m
Maximum beam (B)14.200 m0.838 m
Mean depth to the top deck (H)9.050 m0.534 m
Design draught (Tm)6.300 m0.372 m