DP Station-Keeping - Footprint Radius

DP station-keeping footprint radius under a given environmental load, based on worst-case single-failure capability - the practical output of IMCA M140 analysis.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

r \approx \tfrac{1}{2} T_{resp} \cdot \text{utilisation}

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$T_{resp}$	DP loop response time	s
$util.$	Ratio required / available thrust

Source: IMCA M140 DP Capability

In short

DP station-keeping footprint radius under a given environmental load, based on worst-case single-failure capability - the practical output of IMCA M140 analysis.

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