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Hexapod
Wave Buoy Measurements on a Hexapod
By Sanne van Essen
MARIN has recently expanded its fa- assess the ef? ciency of anti-roll tanks, pod is very accurate, another useful ap- cilities with a hexapod. This system can sloshing in lique? ed natural gas (LNG) plication is the validation of measure- be used to generate forced oscillations tanks, safety of cruise ship swimming ment equipment. Recently, MARIN used in six degrees of freedom, either on a pools or drop tests with a free-fall life- it to evaluate the measurement accuracy standalone basis or under the carriage of boat from a moving platform. of a Datawell wave buoy for Shell and one of our basins. It is a useful tool to As the positioning system of the hexa- Woodside. Wave buoys are occasionally
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