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System Modelling: Data and Results, 6D Buoys<br />

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Figure: Wire frames with different edge diameter. A value of '~' is used for the wire frame on the left<br />

and a value of 1m is used for the wire frame on the right.<br />

6.9.8 Spar Buoy and Towed Fish Properties<br />

The figure below shows the geometry of a Spar Buoy. The buoy is specified relative to its own local frame of<br />

reference Bxyz. The Centre of Mass is specified relative to Bxyz.<br />

A Spar Buoy is modelled as a series of co-axial cylinders mounted end to end along the local z-axis. The geometry of<br />

a Towed Fish is identical except that the buoy axis is aligned with the x-axis of the buoy.<br />

The cylinders are numbered from the top downwards. So in the tables on the buoy data form the cylinder at the base<br />

of the stack (lowest x or z) appears at the bottom of the table.<br />

If you are modelling a CALM or SPAR buoy then see also Modelling a Surface-Piercing Buoy.

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