Investigation of a Cabin Suspended and Articulated Rescue Vessel in Terms of Motion Reduction

Abstract

To solve the problem that small rescue vessels are seriously affected by waves when working at sea, which causes damage to the crew and equipment, a catamaran with a suspended and articulated cabin is designed. The multi-body dynamic model of the whole vessel based on SimMechanics is built, and the prototype is tested on the water. The correctness of the model is verified based on the three aspects of the roll motion, pitch motion, and heave motion of the rescue platform. The motion of the rescue platform is simulated under the conditions of bow waves and large heave waves, and the RMS value of the vertical acceleration of the rescue platform is taken as the response target to analyze the influence of the suspension system parameters of the whole vessel. The suspension system has good buffering and motion reduction effects under various working conditions, and it has an obvious reduction effect on the vertical acceleration at the rescue platform. The larger the amplitude of the wave impact, the more obvious the effect. The articulated system reduces the roll angle and the heave amplitude under the conditions of bow waves.