开架式水下机器人运动的模糊非线性PD控制方法

由于水下机器人系统的非线性动力学特性和工作环境的复杂性和不确定性,如何更好地设计水下机器人作业时的运动控制器一直是其实用化过程中没能得到很好解决的问题。结合模糊逻辑和S面控制,利用T—S推理结构,设计了一种兼具局部和全局调整功能的模糊非线性PD(m)控制器,仿真结果表明,其控制效果要优于采用单一控制参数的S面控制器。     

全姿态水下移动平台模式切换姿态控制研究

为了适应复杂海洋环境中多样性的观探测任务需求,本文提出了一种融合Argo浮标、水下滑翔机（Glider）和自治式水下机器人（Autonomous Underwater Vehicle,AUV） 3种工作模式的全姿态水下移动平台（All-attitude Multimode Underwater Vehicle,AMUV）。首先,基于3种水下移动平台的工作原理,建立了AMUV的六自由度动力学模型;然后,针对动力学模型中的非线性耦合特性及模式切换过程中的驱动位形变化等问题,基于比例、积分、微分控制器（Proportional Integral Derivative,PID）与模糊控制概念,设计了不依赖于数学模型的自适应模糊PID姿态控制器,实现了AMUV多模式切换过程中的姿态控制;最后,开展多模式切换控制仿真实验,将自适应模糊PID控制器与传统PID控制器仿真结果进行对比,并设计了全模式任务工况,仿真结果表明,本文提出的控制器能够精确和稳定地控制AMUV进行多种工作模式的相互切换。     

堤坝检测水下机器人模糊自适应控制方法研究

GDROV是用于堤坝探测的水下机器人,设计上属于开架式机器人,其精确的数学模型很难获得.采用基于模糊逻辑的直接自适应控制方法,利用模糊基函数网络逼近理想控制输出,通过模糊逻辑动态调整控制器的参数自适应律,可有效解决水下机器人控制问题.建立GDROV的水动力模型,给出基于模糊逻辑的直接自适应控制算法,最后通过仿真试验和外场试验验证了该控制器对模型的不确定性具有较强的鲁棒性,且具有良好的跟踪性能.     

基于模糊PID的深海采矿机器人路径跟踪控制

深海采矿作业中,由于海底软泥稀软,采矿机器人极易打滑,以及海底地形、海流等干扰,采矿机器人容易偏离预定路径。针对采矿机器人的海底作业过程中路径跟踪问题,设计并分析了深海采矿机器人的路径跟踪控制系统。首先提出了艏向控制实现采矿机器人路径跟踪的控制算法,通过采矿机器人与当前目标点相对位置计算采矿机器人的目标艏向角,后基于运动学模型建立模糊比例积分微分(PID)的控制方法控制采矿机器人两侧转速差值进而控制采矿机器人艏向,从而使机器人按目标路径行走;同时为了防止输入过大引起打滑,基于动力学模型数值分析了采矿机器人主动轮角加速度与打滑率之间的关系,采取限制主动轮角加速度方式防止采矿机器人过度打滑;最后通过Matlab/Simulink建立系统模型对系统进行仿真分析。仿真结果表明,该控制算法能够良好地完成采矿机器人的路径跟踪任务。     

海流干扰下网衣清洗机器人控制方法研究

在中国海洋渔业中,网衣清洗机器人对网箱养殖有害物附着的清洗具有重要作用。为了提高网衣清洗机器人在海流干扰下工作的稳定性,本文根据网衣清洗机器人的工作特点,提出了采用串级-前馈比例积分微分(PID)控制方法对海流干扰下的网衣清洗机器人进行控制,通过仿真实验证明该方法是可行的。为进一步提高控制效果,在串级-前馈PID控制的基础上加入模糊控制,仿真结果表明,改进后的控制器一定程度上减少了网衣清洗机器人运动稳定时间和超调量。     

无舵翼水下机器人路径跟踪控制研究

针对无舵翼水下机器人的各种不同任务要求下的路径跟踪控制进行研究。通过模拟人的运动行为,建立了虚拟避碰声纳模型。根据地形跟踪的方法提出基于虚拟声纳的路径跟踪控制方法,并通过考虑纵向速度对于其他各个自由度运动的影响设计了运动控制器。通过海上试验验证了所提出的路径跟踪控制方法对于无舵翼水下机器人是可以满足实际需要的。     

水下拖体姿态角自适应控制器设计

水下拖曳系统在工作过程中拖体的俯仰角控制一直是水下拖体姿态控制的重要环节,设计了一种基于 RBF 神经网络的水下拖体直接自适应控制器,在闭环系统中利用 RBF 神经网络的局部无限逼近非线性函数的特性。将 RBF 神经网络的输出代替水下拖体动力学模型中的非线性不确定项,配合传统的 PD 控制器, 无需预先离线学习,在线学习更新神经网络权值,控制律和神经网络权值更新律经 Lyapunov 定理证明为稳定, 跟踪误差收敛到 0,通过计算机仿真比较该控制器与传统 PD 控制器的控制效果。     

移动式水下观测网络的队形稳定性

移动式水下观测网络是依靠水声通讯无线链接多个观测型水下机器人的自组织网络,因而使组网机器人趋于和保持稳定的队形对移动探测任务的完成非常关键。研究了变拓扑的移动式观测网络的队形控制问题,在线性时变系统稳定性分析的基础上,提出了镇定变拓扑网络队形的分布式控制器设计方法,并通过仿真验证了此方法的可行性。     

动力定位系统的模糊自适应控制

本文设计了一个用于海洋动力定位系统运动控制的模糊自适应控制器。文中提出了一种优化设计方法,使模糊控制性能接近最优,并保证了自适应控制的稳定性。仿真结果表明：该控制器有效、实用,在各种环境下都能取得满意的控制效果。该方法对于海上平台、动力定位船舶及潜器等控制系统都是适用的。     

多机动控位水雷队形控制技术

根据机动控位水雷编队后的队形控制问题,结合水雷隐蔽、高效、可靠通信的应用场景,为尽可能减少水声通信数据交互信息,提出了一种基于领航者位置信息的领航-跟随者控制方法。针对不同跟随态势,设计了基于模糊 PID 的领航者跟随者速度控制器,并进行了仿真实验验证。仿真结果证明了这种机动控位水雷控制方法的快速和稳定。     

Stability Analysis on Speed Control System of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

The stability of the motion control system is one of the decisive factors of the control quality for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV).The divergence of control,which the unstable system may be brought about,is fatal to the operation of AUV.The stability analysis of the PD and S-surface speed controllers based on the Lyapunov' s direct method is proposed in this paper.After decoupling the six degree-of-freedom (DOF) motions of the AUV,the axial dynamic behavior is discussed and the condition is deduced,in which the parameters selection within stability domain can guarantee the system asymptotically stable.The experimental results in a tank and on the sea have successfully verified the algorithm reliability,which can be served as a good reference for analyzing other AUV nonlinear control systems.     

Discrete time-delay control of an autonomous underwater vehicle: Theory and experimental results

A discrete time-delay control (DTDC) law for a general six degrees of freedom unsymmetric autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is presented. Hydrodynamic parameters like added mass coefficients and drag coefficients, which are generally uncertain, are not required by the controller. This control law cancels the uncertainties in the AUV dynamics by direct estimation of the uncertainties using time-delay estimation technique. The discrete-time version of the time-delay control does not require the derivative of the system state to be measured or estimated, which is required by the continuous-time version of the controller. This particularly provides an advantage over continuous-time controller in terms of computational effort or availability of sensors for measuring state derivatives, i.e., linear and angular accelerations. Implementation issues for practical realization of the controller are discussed. Experiments on a test-bed AUV were conducted in depth, pitch, and yaw degrees of freedom. Results show that the proposed control law performs well in the presence of uncertainties.     

Closed-loop randomized kinodynamic path planning for an autonomous underwater vehicle

A randomized kinodynamic path planning algorithm based on the incremental sampling-based method is proposed here as the state-of-the-art in this field applicable in an autonomous underwater vehicle. Designing a feasible path for this vehicle from an initial position and velocity to a target position and velocity in three-dimensional spaces by considering the kinematic constraints such as obstacles avoidance and dynamic constraints such as hard bounds and non-holonomic characteristic of AUV are the main motivation of this research. For this purpose, a closed-loop rapidly-exploring random tree (CL-RRT) algorithm is presented. This CL-RRT consists of three tightly coupled components: a RRT algorithm, three fuzzy proportional-derivative controllers for heading and diving control and a six degree-of-freedom nonlinear AUV model. The branches of CL-RRT are expanded in the configuration space by considering the kinodynamic constraints of AUV. The feasibility of each branch and random offspring vertex in the CL-RRT is checked against the mentioned constraints of AUV. Next, if the planned branch is feasible by the AUV, then the control signals and related vertex are recorded through the path planner to design the final path. This proposed algorithm is implemented on a single board computer (SBC) through the xPC Target and then four test-cases are designed in 3D space. The results of the processor-in-the-loop tests are compared by the conventional RRT and indicate that the proposed CL-RRT not only in a rapid manner plans an initial path, but also the planned path is feasible by the AUV.     

Model simplification for AUV pitch-axis control design

Although the use of low-order equivalent models is common and extensively studied for control of aircraft systems, similar analysis has not been performed for submersible systems. Toward an improved understanding of the utility of low-order equivalent models for submersible systems, we examine control design for pitch-axis motion of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Derived from first principles, the pitch-axis motion of a streamlined AUV is described by third-order dynamics. However, second-order approximate models are common for system identification and control design. In this work, we provide theoretical justification for both the use of and limitations of a second-order model, and we verify our results in practice via a series of case studies. We conclude that a second-order pitch-axis model should often be sufficient for system identification and control design.     

The NDRE-AUV flight control system

The flight control system of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (NDRE) is presented. A mathematical model of the vehicle is derived and discussed. The system is separated into lightly interacting subsystems, and three autopilots are designed for steering, diving, and speed control. The design of the separate controllers is based on PID techniques. Results from extensive sea testing show robust performance and stability for the autopilot     

水下自主航行观测平台在现调试系统的研究

利用CPLD硬件模块研发了一套能够嵌入到基于分布式控制体系的水下运动观测平台的在现调试系统,能够实现对系统内的多个节点实现在现调试和数据传输,加快了水下运动平台的研制、开发和调试进程。     

Experiments on vision guided docking of an autonomous underwater vehicle using one camera

This paper introduces an underwater docking procedure for the test-bed autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) platform called ISiMI using one charge-coupled device (CCD) camera. The AUV is optically guided by lights mounted around the entrance of a docking station and a vision system consisting of a CCD camera and a frame grabber in the AUV. This paper presents an image processing procedure to identify the dock by discriminating between light images, and proposes a final approach algorithm based on the vision guidance. A signal processing technique to remove noise on the defused grabbed light images is introduced, and a two-stage final approach for stable docking at the terminal instant is suggested. A vision-guidance controller was designed with conventional PID controllers for the vertical plane and the horizontal plane. Experiments were conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the vision-guided docking system of the AUV.     

Robust control based on feedback linearization for roll stabilizing of autonomous underwater vehicle under wave disturbances

In the case of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle(AUV) navigating with low speed near water surface,a new method for design of roll motion controller is proposed in order to restrain wave disturbance effectively and improve roll stabilizing performance.Robust control is applied,which is based on uncertain nonlinear horizontal motion model of AUV and the principle of zero speed fin stabilizer.Feedback linearization approach is used to transform the complex nonlinear system into a comparatively simple linear system.For parameter uncertainty of motion model,the controller is designed with mixed-sensitivity method based on H-infinity robust control theory.Simulation results show better robustness improved by this control method for roll stabilizing of AUV navigating near water surface.     

Control synthesis and adaptation for an underactuated autonomousunderwater vehicle

The motion of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is controllable even with reduced control authority such as in the event of an actuator failure. In this paper we describe a technique for synthesizing controls for underactuated AUV's and show how to use this technique to provide adaptation to changes in control authority. Our framework is a motion control system architecture which includes both feed-forward control as well as feedback control. We confine ourselves to kinematic models and exploit model nonlinearities to synthesize controls. Our results are illustrated for two examples, the first a yaw maneuver of an AUV using only roll and pitch actuation, and the second a “parking maneuver” for an AUV. Experimental results for the yaw maneuver example are described