XXXIV List of Abbreviations
UHF
ultra high frequency
ULCC
ultra large crude carrier
ULCS
ultra large container ship
ULF
ultralow frequency
UMV
unmanned marine vehicle
UMVS
unmanned maritime vehicle system
UPS
uninterruptable power supply
USBL
ultrashort baseline
USSV
unmanned sea surface vehicle
UUV
unmanned underwater vehicle
UV
ultraviolet
V
VARANS
volume-averaged Reynolds-averaged
Navier–Stokes equations
VBAP
virtual body and artificial potential
methodology
VCB
vertical center of buoyancy
VCG
vertical center of gravity
VCR
virtual control room
VED
vertical electric dipole
VFD
variable frequency drive
VHE
Vortex Hydro Energy
VHF
very high frequency
vi
virtual instrument
VIM
vortex-induced motion
VIV
vortex-induced vibration
VIVACE
vortex-induced vibrations for aquatic
clean energy
VLCC
very large crude carrier
VLFS
very large floating structure
VLSI
Very Large Scale Integration
VMD
vertical magnetic dipole
VO
velocity obstacle
VOC
volatile organic compound
VOF
volume of fluid
VS
Varley-Seymour
VSF
volume scattering function
W
WEC
wave energy conversion
WECA
wave energy conversion actuator
WET
whole effluent toxicity
WIG
wing in ground-effect
WIS
Wave Information Studies
WSS
wide sense stationary
WSSI
wave–seabed–structure interactions
WT
water tracing
WWC
winds, waves, and currents
Z
ZOH
zero order hold