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Nomoto T - Turning Time Constant

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Nomoto first-order time constant T from the yaw-rate rise-to-steady time - measures how quickly the ship responds to rudder.

Formula

$$ T = t_{63%} $$

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$t_{63%}$Time to reach 63 % of steady yaw rateszig-zag test

Sources

  • Nomoto K. - JZS 1957.