Simulation model of the LNG carrier with podded propulsion, Part II: Full model and experimental results

The presented paper is the second part of the work devoted to the simulation model of the ship dynamics. The block oriented model was created and written as the S-function in the Matlab package and consists of the subsystems describing hydrodynamics forces, forces from two pods, two bow thrusters and wind. The values of all model parameters are also given. The results of the representative set of experiments preformed with the real vessel and its simulation model are shown at the last part of the paper. The attempt to estimate the model accuracy is presented at the end.