Report 4397 
THE FIRST ANNUAL DAVID W. TAYLOR LECTURES 
APRIL 1972 
SS aS iL THEORY WITH APPLICATIONS TO NAVAL HYDRODYNAMICS 
DAVID W. TAYLOR NAVAL SHIP 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER 
Bethesda,Md. 20084 
CONTROL THEORY WITH APPLICATIONS TO 
NAVAL HYDRODYNAMICS 
THE FIRST 
DAVID W. TAYLOR LECTURES 
APRIL 1972 
by 
Professor Dr. Reinier Timman 
Technische Hogeschool 
Delft, Netherlands 
Notes by 
Thomas J. Langan 
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE: DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED 
December 1975 Report 4397 
