Marine Systems Simulator (MSS)

Version 1.2 (74.5 MB) by Thor I. Fossen
Matlab library for the simulation of guidance, navigation and control systems for marine craft including ships, rigs, AUVs, ROVs and USVs
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The Marine Systems Simulator (MSS) is a Matlab and Simulink library for marine systems. It includes hydrodynamic models for ships, underwater vehicles, and floating structures. The library also contains guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) blocks for real-time simulation. The algorithms and methods are described in:

T. I. Fossen (2021). Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control. 2nd. Edition, Wiley. ISBN-13: 978-1119575054

Cite As

T. I. Fossen and T. Perez (2004). Marine Systems Simulator (MSS). URL: https://github.com/cybergalactic/MSS

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2010a
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
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Inspired: Ship Simulation

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Version Published Release Notes
1.2

Added Simulink demos and new vessel models.
1.1

Added Simulink library
1.0.0

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