Added_mass_prolate_spheroid

This repository contains the utilities to compute the added mass coefficients of an underwater vehicle whose hull geometry can be approximated by a prolate spheroid.

Reference

[1] Davide Grande, L. Huang, C. A. Harris, P. Wu, G. Thomas, E. Anderlini, Open-source Simulation of Underwater Gliders, Oceans 2021, IEEE, San Diego - Porto, September 2021.

[2] THE COMPLETE EXPRESSIONS FOR "ADDED MASS" OF A RIGID BODY MOVING IN AN IDEAL FLUID, Frederick H. Imlay, Daviv Taylor Model Basin Washington DC Institution, Technical Report, July 1961.