Research Article

Investigation into the Dynamics and Control of an Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator System

Table 3

The values of hydrodynamic coefficients calculated using empirical relations based on strip theory.

Vehicle added mass derivatives

−1.17 kg −0.1 kgm/rad
−34.84 kg −1.03 kgm
1.04 kgm −2.66 kgm/rad
−34.83 kg −1.04 kgm
−1.04 kgm −2.65 kgm/rad

Vehicle hydrodynamic parameters

−7.365 kg/m −2.12 kg/s
−0.737 kg/m −0.31 kg/s
−0.737 kg/m −0.31 kg/s
−1.065 kgm/rad −0.51 kgm/s
−1.065 kgm/rad −0.51 kgm/s
−112.2 kg/m −62.45 kg/s
0.250 kgm/rad 0.12 kgm/s
−112.2 kg/m −62.45 kg/s
−0.250 kgm/rad 0.12 kgm/s
−0.5975 kgm2/rad2 −0.3125 kgm2/s
2.244 kgm/rad 1.2 kgm/s
−119.5 kgm2/rad2 −59.75 kgm2/s
−2.244 kgm/rad 1.2 kgm/s