Abstract
In recent years, some systems which contain a floating body, such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) connected with a tether, are used for transportation. However, the coupling motion of the system is not easily predicted with high accuracy and may induce instability of the floating body. Therefore, to control the system, comprehension of the motion of the whole system is of great importance to control the system. In this investigation, modeling and formulation of the tethered system which contains a floating body is presented using Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation (ANCF) and the result of the numerical simulation of the motion is discussed.