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Book Dynamics Modeling and Performance Evaluation of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Download or read book Dynamics Modeling and Performance Evaluation of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle written by Jason P. Evans and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Download or read book Autonomous Underwater Vehicles written by Sabiha Wadoo and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underwater vehicles present some difficult and very particular control system design problems. These are often the result of nonlinear dynamics and uncertain models, as well as the presence of sometimes unforeseeable environmental disturbances that are difficult to measure or estimate. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Modeling, Control Design, and Simulation outlines a novel approach to help readers develop models to simulate feedback controllers for motion planning and design. The book combines useful information on both kinematic and dynamic nonlinear feedback control models, providing simulation results and other essential information, giving readers a truly unique and all-encompassing new perspective on design. Includes MATLAB® Simulations to Illustrate Concepts and Enhance Understanding Starting with an introductory overview, the book offers examples of underwater vehicle construction, exploring kinematic fundamentals, problem formulation, and controllability, among other key topics. Particularly valuable to researchers is the book’s detailed coverage of mathematical analysis as it applies to controllability, motion planning, feedback, modeling, and other concepts involved in nonlinear control design. Throughout, the authors reinforce the implicit goal in underwater vehicle design—to stabilize and make the vehicle follow a trajectory precisely. Fundamentally nonlinear in nature, the dynamics of AUVs present a difficult control system design problem which cannot be easily accommodated by traditional linear design methodologies. The results presented here can be extended to obtain advanced control strategies and design schemes not only for autonomous underwater vehicles but also for other similar problems in the area of nonlinear control.

Book Maneuvering Performance of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Download or read book Maneuvering Performance of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-fidelity linear pitch and yaw dynamic models were developed for a class of autonomous underwater vehicles manufactured by Bluefin Robotics Corporation, based on analysis and field data. Classical control design was then carried out and successfully tested. An algorithm for automatic identification of these models, followed by automatic specification of gains, was developed and delivered to Bluefin. We also created modeling and control schemes for the ONR hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (HAUV), that was developed jointly by MIT and Bluefin; this vehicle has now successfully performed hull surveys on five vessels. Finally, we have applied stochastic simulation techniques to general control problems (which include vehicle maneuvering), illustrating new methods for assessing basic stability and for performing control gain selection in nonlinear systems.

Book Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Download or read book Autonomous Underwater Vehicles written by Cynthia Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gravity-gradient and magnetic-gradient inversion equations are combined to estimate the orientation and distance of an underwater object. The CKF algorithm based on EMMAF algorithm and Spherical-Radial is proposed and is applied to the fault diagnosis of slaver AUV in multi AUV collaborative positioning system. Simulation results are used to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the three algorithms. This book looks at how a Service-Oriented Agent Architecture (SOAA) for marine robots is endowed with resilient capabilities in order to build a robust (fault-tolerant) vehicle control approach. Particular attention is paid to cognitive RCAs based on agent technologies and any other smart solution already applied or potentially applicable to UMVs. The book also presents current and future trends of RCAs for UMVs.

Book Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems

Download or read book Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems written by Jan Mazal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems, MESAS 2017, held in Rome, Italy, , in October 2017. The 33 revised full papers included in the volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: M&S of Intelligent Systems – AI, R&D and Applications; Autonomous Systems in Context of Future Warfare and Security – Concepts, Applications, Standards and Legislation; Future Challenges and Opportunities of Advanced M&S Technology.

Book Advanced Model Predictive Control for Autonomous Marine Vehicles

Download or read book Advanced Model Predictive Control for Autonomous Marine Vehicles written by Yang Shi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of marine control system design related to underwater robotics applications. In particular, it presents novel optimization-based model predictive control strategies to solve control problems appearing in autonomous underwater vehicle applications. These novel approaches bring unique features, such as constraint handling, prioritization between multiple design objectives, optimal control performance, and robustness against disturbances and uncertainties, into the control system design. They therefore form a more general framework to design marine control systems and can be widely applied. Advanced Model Predictive Control for Autonomous Marine Vehicles balances theoretical rigor – providing thorough analysis and developing provably-correct design conditions – and application perspectives – addressing practical system constraints and implementation issues. Starting with a fixed-point positioning problem for a single vehicle and progressing to the trajectory-tracking and path-following problem of the vehicle, and then to the coordination control of a large-scale multi-robot team, this book addresses the motion control problems, increasing their level of challenge step-by-step. At each step, related subproblems such as path planning, thrust allocation, collision avoidance, and time constraints for real-time implementation are also discussed with solutions. In each chapter of this book, compact and illustrative examples are provided to demonstrate the design and implementation procedures. As a result, this book is useful for both theoretical study and practical engineering design, and the tools provided in the book are readily applicable for real-world implementation.

Book Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control

Download or read book Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control written by Thor I. Fossen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of MARINE CRAFT HYDRODYNAMICS AND MOTION CONTROL The latest tools for analysis and design of advanced GNC systems Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control is an extensive study of the latest research in hydrodynamics, guidance, navigation, and control systems for marine craft. The text establishes how the implementation of mathematical models and modern control theory can be used for simulation and verification of control systems, decision-support systems, and situational awareness systems. Coverage includes hydrodynamic models for marine craft, models for wind, waves and ocean currents, dynamics and stability of marine craft, advanced guidance principles, sensor fusion, and inertial navigation. This important book includes the latest tools for analysis and design of advanced GNC systems and presents new material on unmanned underwater vehicles, surface craft, and autonomous vehicles. References and examples are included to enable engineers to analyze existing projects before making their own designs, as well as MATLAB scripts for hands-on software development and testing. Highlights of this Second Edition include: Topical case studies and worked examples demonstrating how you can apply modeling and control design techniques to your own designs A Github repository with MATLAB scripts (MSS toolbox) compatible with the latest software releases from Mathworks New content on mathematical modeling, including models for ships and underwater vehicles, hydrostatics, and control forces and moments New methods for guidance and navigation, including line-of-sight (LOS) guidance laws for path following, sensory systems, model-based navigation systems, and inertial navigation systems This fully revised Second Edition includes innovative research in hydrodynamics and GNC systems for marine craft, from ships to autonomous vehicles operating on the surface and under water. Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control is a must-have for students and engineers working with unmanned systems, field robots, autonomous vehicles, and ships. MSS toolbox: https://github.com/cybergalactic/mss Lecture notes: https://www.fossen.biz/wiley Author’s home page: https://www.fossen.biz

Book Proceedings of 2021 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems  ICAUS 2021

Download or read book Proceedings of 2021 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems ICAUS 2021 written by Meiping Wu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 3575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes original, peer-reviewed research papers from the ICAUS 2021, which offers a unique and interesting platform for scientists, engineers and practitioners throughout the world to present and share their most recent research and innovative ideas. The aim of the ICAUS 2021 is to stimulate researchers active in the areas pertinent to intelligent unmanned systems. The topics covered include but are not limited to Unmanned Aerial/Ground/Surface/Underwater Systems, Robotic, Autonomous Control/Navigation and Positioning/ Architecture, Energy and Task Planning and Effectiveness Evaluation Technologies, Artificial Intelligence Algorithm/Bionic Technology and Its Application in Unmanned Systems. The papers showcased here share the latest findings on Unmanned Systems, Robotics, Automation, Intelligent Systems, Control Systems, Integrated Networks, Modeling and Simulation. It makes the book a valuable asset for researchers, engineers, and university students alike.

Book Mechatronics 2017

Download or read book Mechatronics 2017 written by Tomáš Březina and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-16 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents nearly 90 carefully selected contributions at the 12th International Conference Mechatronics, which took place in Brno, Czech Republic on 6–8 September 2017. Reflecting the most progressive and constantly changing areas of mechatronics, these proceedings includes papers concerning modeling and simulation, automatic control, robotics, sensors and actuators, electrical machines, and energy harvesting. It not only offers inspiration, but also deepens readers’ interdisciplinary and integrated understanding of modern engineering. The book is intended for experts in the integration of electronic, mechanical, control and computer sciences.

Book A Real Time Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Dynamic Simulator

Download or read book A Real Time Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Dynamic Simulator written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NPS Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Simulator is a joint project between the Naval Postgraduate School's Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science Departments. In order to test mission planning and execution software, an accurate vehicle dynamic model is required. Using dynamics based upon the Navy's Swimmer Delivery Vehicle (SDV), there is a need to continually update the hydrodynamic coefficients based upon actual vehicle-in-water testing. The NPS AUV Dynamic Simulator contains a full set of submarine equations of motion and hydrodynamic coefficients. The coefficients are modifiable on-line, and a replay capability exists for further performance review. Using Monterey Bay as an underwater testing environment, there is need to be able to display expansive terrain data while maintaining the real time simulation. The Variable Terrain Resolution Algorithm incorporated into the NPS AUV Dynamic Simulator enables the entire Monterey Bay data base to be displayed in real time. Resolution adjustments are made automatically based upon the vehicle's depth level and system performance.

Book Computational Hydrodynamics and Control Modeling for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Download or read book Computational Hydrodynamics and Control Modeling for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long term objective of the program is to develop predictive technologies to support virtual design and evaluation of underwater vehicles systems. CFD technologies will be used to protect hydrodynamic models for AUVs and those models will be coupled with control system design and modeling tools to allow vehicle conceptual design to be evaluated within the context of a realistic mission. The objectives of this effort were to compare the forces and moments acting on a maneuvering AUV predicted by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code with similar data collected aboard an operational AUV. In particular, the multi-block Navier-Stokes flow solver UNCLE (Unsteady Computational of Field Equations) was used in this effort.

Book Analytical Modeling and Simulation of an AUV with Five Control Surfaces

Download or read book Analytical Modeling and Simulation of an AUV with Five Control Surfaces written by John Tomasi (Mechanical engineer) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research describes the dynamic modeling and numerical simulation of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with five hydrodynamic control surfaces, necessary for the development of an autopilot algorithm, based solely upon analytical methodologies. The purpose of this research was to demonstrate the ability to develop a low. order approximation of the dynamics and control characteristics of an underwater vehicle that is complete enough to validate a specific design before physical construction begins; therefore, allowing for a more cost effective virtual design, test, and evaluation process. The AUV model developed in this study takes into consideration inertia, hydrostatic forces, hydrodynamic forces, propulsion forces, control fin forces, added mass, and damping. The model assumes that the vehicle is sufficiently far enough away from the ocean bottom and surface so that their effects can be ignored. The necessary stability and control derivatives were determined through the use of engineering formulae. The mathematical model represents a general, nonlinear, six degrees of freedom model, and it is similar to those used to carry out atmospheric flight simulations. The non-linear model was linearized about the design (equilibrium) condition to obtain a linear state-space vehicle model.

Book Engineering Applications for New Materials and Technologies

Download or read book Engineering Applications for New Materials and Technologies written by Andreas Öchsner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the expertise, skills, and techniques needed for the development of new materials and technologies. It focuses on finite element and finite volume methods that are used for engineering simulations, and present many state-of-the-art applications and advances to highlight these methods’ importance. For example, modern joining technologies can be used to fabricate new compound or composite materials, even those formed from dissimilar component materials. These composite materials are often exposed to harsh environments, must deliver specific characteristics, and are primarily used in automotive and marine technologies, i.e., ships, amphibious vehicles, docks, offshore structures, and even robots. To achieve the desired material performance, computer-based engineering tools are widely used for simulation, data evaluation, and design processes.

Book Development and Testing of Navigation Algorithms for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Download or read book Development and Testing of Navigation Algorithms for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles written by Francesco Fanelli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on pose estimation algorithms for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). After introducing readers to the state of the art, it describes a joint endeavor involving attitude and position estimation, and details the development of a nonlinear attitude observer that employs inertial and magnetic field data and is suitable for underwater use. In turn, it shows how the estimated attitude constitutes an essential type of input for UKF-based position estimators that combine position, depth, and velocity measurements. The book discusses the possibility of including real-time estimates of sea currents in the developed estimators, and highlights simulations that combine real-world navigation data and experimental test campaigns to evaluate the performance of the resulting solutions. In addition to proposing novel algorithms for estimating the attitudes and positions of AUVs using low-cost sensors and taking into account magnetic disturbances and ocean currents, the book provides readers with extensive information and a source of inspiration for the further development and testing of navigation algorithms for AUVs.

Book Control and Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Download or read book Control and Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles written by Yuqian Liu and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Inertial Quasi Velocity Based Controllers for a Class of Vehicles

Download or read book Inertial Quasi Velocity Based Controllers for a Class of Vehicles written by Przemyslaw Herman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-02-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a timely overview of nonlinear control methods applied to a set of vehicles and their applications to study vehicle dynamics. The first part on the book presents the mathematical models used for describing motion of three class of vehicles such as underwater vehicles, hovercrafts and airships. In turn, each model is expressed in terms of Inertial Quasi-Velocities. Various control strategies from the literature, including model-free ones, are then analyzed. The second part and core of the book guides readers to developing model-based control algorithms using Inertial Quasi-Velocities. Both non-adaptive and adaptive versions are covered. Each controller is validated through simulation tests, which are reported in detail. In turn, this part shows how to use the controllers to gain information about vehicle dynamics, thus describing an important relationship between the dynamics of the moving object and its motion control. The effects of mechanical couplings between variables describing vehicle motion due to inertial forces are also discussed. All in all, this book offers a timely guide and extensive information on nonlinear control schemes for unmanned marine and aerial vehicles. It covers specifically the simulation tests and is therefore meant as a starting point for engineers and researchers that would like to verify experimentally the suitability of the proposed models in real vehicles. Further, it also supports advanced-level students and educators in their courses on vehicle dynamics, control engineering and robotics.