Glossary

This glossary describes the key words and abbreviations used in this manual.

 

AMECRC

Australian Maritime Engineering Co-operative Research Centre.

Datasheet

Group of related data sets, viewed either in tabular or graphical format.

Data set

A set of data which make up a line in a graph or a column in a table.

DNV

Det Norske Veritas – Classification society.

Lewis mapping

A conformal mapping using three parameters. Used to map ship-like sections to unit circle.

MII

Motion induced interruptions.

MSI

Motion sickness incidence.

RAO

Response Amplitude Operator. The response spectrum is calculated by multiplying the wave spectrum by the square of the RAO.

Transfer function

see RAO.