CONTENTS NUMBER 445
Mahmoud R. Haddara and Yie Wang
Parametric identification of manoeuvring models for ships 5 Chun-Tsung Wang, Forng-Chen Chiu and Shiann-Jorng Homg
Hydrodynamic forces on the advancing slender body with speed effects, I I : wave
exciting forces 29 Ming-Chung Fang and Y i Liou
Solving hydrodynamic problems for twin-hull body by phase transfer method 43 Terry E. Brockett
Interaction of ducted propulsor and stern for an axisymmetric hull 61 H.K. Ye and C C . Hsiung
Time-domain motion computations of twin- and mono-hull ships in head seas 91
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Andrew J. Tuite and Martin R. Renilson
The controllability of a small vessel operating in severe following seas 129 Jianguo Wu, Minghua Yu and Changwen Xu
A neural network approach for estimating the metallic hull weight of transport
ships 141 L Zhang and R Eatock Taylor
A numerical investigation of the water-line integral effect on wave diffraction by
translating bodies 151 J.C. Peyton Jones and I . (Jankaya
The effect of a constant heeling moment on the main and superharmonic roll
response of a ship in regular beam seas 165 V. Anantha Subramanian and P. R. Suchithran
Interactive curve fairing and bi-quintic surface generation for ship design 189 Duan Wenyang and Dai Yishan
Time-domain calculation of hydrodynamic forces on ships with large flare
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Duan Wenyang and Dai Yishan
Time-domain calculation of hydrodynamic forces on ships with large flare
(Part 2: three-dimensional case) 223
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M . Guner and M . Atlar
A rational approach to the design of propeller/stator combination 241 M.R. Belmont and J.M.K. Horwood
The effect of frequency distribution in sea model spectra on simulations of
deterministic sea wave prediction 265 Zoran M . Nikohc and Branislav J. Bilen
Impressed current protection of ships in fresh water 277 Weicheng Cui and Alaa E. Mansour
Generalization of a simplified method for predicting ultimate compressive strength
of ship panels 291 M . Reaz H. Khondoker
Evaluation of optimum conditions of launching a free-fall lifeboat 305 S.M. Cahsal, A. Akinturk, D. Howard and J. Mikkelsen
Application of motion algorithms for safe fishing vessel designs 319 Apostolos Papanikolaou and Anastasios Vagias
Simulation of large amplitude roll motions by hybrid computing tools 343
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Xiaoming Cheng and J. F. Wellicome
Numerical prediction of forces on planing flat catamaran hulls and prismatic hulls 365 Zheng Caitu
Prediction of hydrodynamic forces acting on ships moving obhquely in restricted
water 387 C Y . Tzeng, G.C Goodwin and S. CrisafuUi
Internal model control autopilot design with saturating and slew rate limiting
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Kostas J. Spyrou
On course-stability and control delay J.W. Zhang and D.J. Andrews
Roll damping chai-acteristics of a trimaran displacement ship A. Jasionowski, K. Dodworth and D. Vassalos
