S~Y. Nonlinear model simulation of coupling between heave-roll and pitchroll ship mot.ions is considered by means of the asymptotic method of nonlinear mechanics. The purely vertical motion and vertical-angular motion and _their stability are studied.
L INTRODUCTIONThe simulation of the coupling between heave roll and pitch roll motions of a ship running in a regular longitudinal or oblique sea has been studied by Tondl A. and Nabergoj R. [1]. The proposed model consists of a mass M restrained by a linear elastic spring, which, in turn, carries a simple free oscillating pendulum made up of a mass m attached to a hinged, weightless rod {Fig. 1). The system is forced to oscillate sinusoidally in the vertical direction by means of an exten1al driver with constant a1nplitude q and frequency w. The coupling between the vertical and angular oscillations is accomplished by connecting the two masse5 and the effect of the waves is sllnulated by means of external forcing.In the present paper some results obtained by Tondl A. and Nabergoj R.
MOTION EQUATIONSUsing the Lagrange equations for the system represented in Fig.l we have the following differential equations of motion: 1) where Z = x-u is the relative vertical displacement ·of the mass Af, x i~ the vertical displacemen~ of the u1ass M from its static position of equilibrium 1 u = qcoswt is the vertical displacement of the base of the spring -masS system, pis the angular displacement of the pendulum 1 ko and {3,., are the linear and nonlinear charadeilltics of the spring respectively, l is the length of the rod, 7