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Ocean Platform Motion Control
A NASA invention available to explore as a licensing opportunity.
About this technology
Overview
NASA engineers have developed a new approach to mitigating unwanted motion in floating structures. Ideally suited to applications including offshore wind energy platforms and barges, the innovation uses water ballast as a motion damping fluid. Various designs have been developed to suit a number of different configurations depending on the specific applications. To date, target applications have included floating offshore wind energy platforms and service barges. Prototypes have been developed and tested as part of DOE’s ATLANTIS floating offshore wind energy development program and have demonstrated highly effective control of the platform motion induced by wind and wave action. This innovation builds upon extensive expertise of the NASA innovators in developing novel vibration and motion damping control methods for various NASA large-scale structural applications.