This work concerns the problem of determining the relative position of a towed cable when the towing vessel is moving in an arbitrary given fashion. In particular we are concerned with avoiding the tangling of individual towed cables when the towing vessel is towing multiple cables. A model is developed to describe the dynamics of the tow cables for arbitrary motions of the towing vessel. The model is then analyzed for constant speed circular motions of the towing vessel. A combination of analytic and numerical techniques are used in the analysis of the resulting differential equations.
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