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Definition

Response Amplitude Operator

RAO means Response Amplitude Operator. A ratio to define the dynamic motions for each of the six degrees of freedom of a floating vessel as a function of wave height, e.g. pitch, roll, yaw, heave, surge, and sway.…

A ratio to define the dynamic motions for each of the six degrees of freedom of a floating vessel as a function of wave height, e.g. pitch, roll, yaw, heave, surge, and sway. usually given with a phase angle to define the phase shift of the motion relative to the wave phase at the vessel CG.

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