1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910467038903321

Autore

Scharnhorst Gary

Titolo

The life of Mark Twain : the early years, 1835-1871 / / Gary Scharnhorst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, Missouri : , : University of Missouri Press, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

0-8262-7400-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (719 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Mark Twain and his circle

Disciplina

818/.409

Soggetti

Humorists, American - 19th century

Authors, American - 19th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ancestry -- The villages -- Hannibal -- Journeyman printer -- The river -- The war -- The mines -- Virginia City -- From Virginia City to San Francisco -- San Francisco -- Sandwich Islands -- San Francisco redux -- New York -- The voyage -- Washington, D.C. -- The West revisited -- Hartford, Elmira, and Buffalo -- Buffalo exitus.

Sommario/riassunto

This book begins the first multi-volume biography of Samuel Clemens to appear in over a century. In the succeeding years, Clemens biographers have either tailored their narratives to fit the parameters of a single volume or focused on a particular period or aspect of Clemens's life, because the whole of that epic life cannot be compressed into a single volume. In The Life of Mark Twain, Gary Scharnhorst has chosen to write a complete biography plotted from beginning to end, from a single point of view, on an expansive canvas. With dozens of Mark Twain biographies available, what is left unsaid? On average, a hundred Clemens letters and a couple of Clemens interviews surface every year. Scharnhorst has located documents relevant to Clemens's life in Missouri, along the Mississippi River, and in the West, including some which have been presumed lost. Over three volumes, Scharnhorst elucidates the life of arguably the greatest American writer and reveals the alchemy of his gifted imagination.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910130864103321

Autore

Fossen Thor I.

Titolo

Handbook of marine craft hydrodynamics and motion control / / Thor I. Fossen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-283-40556-3

9786613405562

1-119-99868-9

1-119-99412-8

1-119-99413-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (597 p.)

Classificazione

SCI064000

Disciplina

623.8/1

623.81

Soggetti

Ships - Hydrodynamics

Stability of ships

Motion control devices

Automatic pilot (Ships)

Steering-gear

Ships - Electronic equipment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

HANDBOOK OF MARINE CRAFT HYDRODYNAMICS AND MOTION CONTROL; Contents; About the Author; Preface; List of Tables; Part One: Marine Craft Hydrodynamics; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Classification of Models; 1.2 The Classical Models in Naval Architecture; 1.2.1 Maneuvering Theory; 1.2.2 Seakeeping Theory; 1.2.3 Unified Theory; 1.3 Fossen's Robot-Like Vectorial Model for Marine Craft; 2 Kinematics; 2.1 Reference Frames; 2.2 Transformations between BODY and NED; 2.2.1 Euler Angle Transformation; 2.2.2 Unit Quaternions; 2.2.3 Quaternions from Euler Angles; 2.2.4 Euler Angles from Quaternions

2.3 Transformations between ECEF and NED2.3.1 Longitude and



Latitude Transformations; 2.3.2 Longitude and Latitude from ECEF Coordinates; 2.3.3 ECEF Coordinates from Longitude and Latitude; 2.4 Transformations between BODY and FLOW; 2.4.1 Definitions of Course, Heading and Sideslip Angles; 2.4.2 Sideslip and Angle of Attack; 3 Rigid-Body Kinetics; 3.1 Newton-Euler Equations of Motion about CG; 3.1.1 Translational Motion about CG; 3.1.2 Rotational Motion about CG; 3.2 Newton-Euler Equations of Motion about CO; 3.2.1 Translational Motion about CO; 3.2.2 Rotational Motion about CO

3.3 Rigid-Body Equations of Motion3.3.1 Nonlinear 6 DOF Rigid-Body Equations of Motion; 3.3.2 Linearized 6 DOF Rigid-Body Equations of Motion; 4 Hydrostatics; 4.1 Restoring Forces for Underwater Vehicles; 4.1.1 Hydrostatics of Submerged Vehicles; 4.2 Restoring Forces for Surface Vessels; 4.2.1 Hydrostatics of Floating Vessels; 4.2.2 Linear (Small Angle) Theory for Boxed-Shaped Vessels; 4.2.3 Computation of Metacenter Height for Surface Vessels; 4.3 Load Conditions and Natural Periods; 4.3.1 Decoupled Computation of Natural Periods

4.3.2 Computation of Natural Periods in a 6 DOF Coupled System4.3.3 Natural Period as a Function of Load Condition; 4.4 Ballast Systems; 4.4.1 Conditions for Manual Pretrimming; 4.4.2 Automatic Pretrimming using Feedback from z, ф and θ; 5 Seakeeping Theory; 5.1 Hydrodynamic Concepts and Potential Theory; 5.1.1 Numerical Approaches and Hydrodynamic Codes; 5.2 Seakeeping and Maneuvering Kinematics; 5.2.1 Seakeeping Reference Frame; 5.2.2 Transformation between BODY and SEAKEEPING; 5.3 The Classical Frequency-Domain Model; 5.3.1 Potential Coefficients and the Concept of Forced Oscillations

5.3.2 Frequency-Domain Seakeeping Models5.4 Time-Domain Models including Fluid Memory Effects; 5.4.1 Cummins Equation in SEAKEEPING Coordinates; 5.4.2 Linear Time-Domain Seakeeping Equations in BODY Coordinates; 5.4.3 Nonlinear Unified Seakeeping and Maneuvering Model with Fluid Memory Effects; 5.5 Case Study: Identification of Fluid Memory Effects; 5.5.1 Frequency-Domain Identification using the MSS FDI Toolbox; 6 Maneuvering Theory; 6.1 Rigid-Body Kinetics; 6.2 Potential Coefficients; 6.2.1 3 DOF Maneuvering Model; 6.2.2 6 DOF Coupled Motions

6.3 Nonlinear Coriolis Forces due to Added Mass in a Rotating Coordinate System

Sommario/riassunto

The technology of hydrodynamic modeling and marine craft motion control systems has progressed greatly in recent years. This timely survey includes the latest tools for analysis and design of advanced guidance, navigation and control systems and presents new material on underwater vehicles and surface vessels. Each section presents numerous case studies and applications, providing a practical understanding of how model-based motion control systems are designed. Key features include:a three-part structure covering Modeling of Marine Craft; Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems; and