Measurement Of Manned Submersible's Mating Manoeuvres

Abstract

1ABSTRQCT - China first manned submersible successfully fulfilled its sea trials in the middle of the 80s. During the sea trials, some mating manoeuvres were measured. The paper presents the measuring techniques and some results. A preliminary analysis is also made. The conclusions may be helpful to designers and pilots to increase the success rate of mating manoeuvres.