A matrix method for mooring system analysis isextended to address the dynamic response of towed underwatersystems. Key tools are equivalent linearization and small perturbationtheory, and a pitching towfish model. Two examples ofapplication of the technique are provided. The first studies a fundamentallimitation to constrained passive heave compensation,while the second concerns the use of floated tethers as a meansfor dynamic decoupling.
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