A METHOD FOR PROCESSING THE RESULTS OF TOWING TESTS ON SHIP MODELS IN A MODEL BASIN
The paper presents some practical techniques of graphical and analytical "smoothing" of the resistance-to-motion graph for a model (R (υ)). A method is proposed for prediction (forecasting) of the velocity of a model's movement via recording the speed of the model along the acceleration area; also a method is suggested for determining the essential inertial characteristic of a model during model tests in order to define water resistance to the vessel's motion.