Parametric Roll Resonance Detection using Phase Correlation and Log-likelihood Testing Techniques

Real-time detection of parametric roll is still an open issue that is gathering an increasing attention. A first generation warning systems, based on guidelines and polar diagrams, showed their potential to face issues like long-term prediction and risk assessment. This paper presents a second generation warning system the purpose of which is to provide the master with an onboard system able to trigger an alarm when parametric roll is likely to happen within the immediate future.

A detection scheme is introduced, which is able to issue a warning within five roll periods after a resonant motion started. After having determined statistical properties of the signals at hand, a detector based on the generalised log-likelihood ratio test (GLRT) is designed to look for variation in signal power.

The ability of the detector to trigger alarms when parametric roll is going to onset is evaluated on two sets of experimental data, covering both regular and irregular seas in a model basin.