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• companion web site that hosts hyperlinks to lecture notes and obtain details for the Marine platforms Simulator (MSS) that's an open resource Matlab/Simulink® toolbox for marine platforms. The MSS toolbox contains hydrodynamic versions and movement keep an eye on structures for ships, underwater automobiles and floating structures

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