Thruster assisted position mooring based on structural reliability

This paper addresses dynamic positioning of surface vessels moored to the seabed via a spread mooring system, referred to as position mooring. In normal weather conditions, the mooring system constrains the vessel and the controller applies thruster force for motion damping and heading control, only. When environmental loads due to wind, waves, and current increase, thruster assistance is required also for positioning in order to avoid damage to the mooring lines. While traditional position mooring systems apply thruster force based on constraining the vessel to lie within a predefined geographical region, the controller designed in this paper instead employs structural reliability measures for the mooring lines to restrict movement. These structural reliability measures become an intrinsic part of the controller, enabling it to automatically adjust the admissible region for the vessel in the presence of changing winds, currents, and waves.     

Ensuring mooring line integrity by dynamic positioning: Controller design and experimental tests

This paper addresses the dynamic positioning of surface vessels moored to the seabed via a turret based spread mooring system, an operation referred to as the position mooring. While the mooring system keeps the surface vessel in place most of the time, thruster assistance is needed in severe weather conditions to avoid mooring line failure. Traditionally, this is done by keeping the vessel within a predefined geographical region. We present a conceptually new controller for position mooring operations. By using a structural reliability measure for the mooring lines, the new controller protects the mooring system whenever needed as a result of severe weather conditions and high environmental loads. This is done by maintaining the probability of mooring line failure below a preset value. In particular, the excessive use of thrusters caused by conservatively defined safety regions in conventional PM systems is avoided, giving a fuel optimal operation. The feasibility of our controller is successfully verified in laboratory experiments.     

一类非线性时滞系统的自适应模糊动态面控制

针对一类具有未知方向增益函数的严格反馈非线性时滞系统, 提出了一种自适应模糊动态面控制(Dynamic surface control, DSC)算法. 通过利用DSC设计技术和Lyapunov-Krasovskii函数, 该算法不仅克服了计算膨胀的问题, 而且补偿了未知的时滞. 采用Nussbaum函数解决了虚拟控制增益的符号问题, 并且避免了控制器的奇异性. 所设计的控制器保证了闭环系统所有的状态和信号是半全局有界的, 并且通过选择合适的设计参数可使跟踪误差为任意小. 仿真结果表明了所提出控制器的有效性.     

控制增益未知的船舶航向非线性自适应跟踪控制

针对参数不确定的船舶运动非线性控制系统控制方向未知的困难,将逆推算法与Nussbaum增益方法相结合,提出一种新的自适应非线性控制策略,从而实现船舶运动航向跟踪控制.首先,从理论上证明了所设计的自适应控制器保证最终的控制系数符号未知的参数不确定船舶运动非线性系统中所有信号一致有界,船舶的实际航向全局自适应地渐近跟踪期望的参考航向.对两条船舶数学模型的仿真实验结果表明,所设计的自适应非线性跟踪控制器具有良好的适应性及鲁棒性.     

鲁棒自适应滑模虚拟执行器设计

为了解决具有不确定性的非线性系统发生执行器故障后的安全运行问题,针对未建模动态、外界扰动和参数不确定等各种不确定性的综合影响,提出了一种鲁棒自适应滑模虚拟执行器控制重构策略.该方法利用滑模控制具有鲁棒性的特点消除不确定性的影响,采用参数自适应方法使得无须己知不确定项的上界,同时具有虚拟执行器不改变标称控制器结构和参数的特点.采用李雅普诺夫稳定性理论证明了闭环系统的稳定性和鲁棒性.通过动力定位船仿真验证了该方法的有效性.     

带有未知死区模型的鲁棒自适应模糊控制

针对一类带有死区模型并具有未知函数控制增益的SISO非线性系统，根据滑模控制原理。利用Nussbaum函数的性质，提出一种自适应模糊控制器的设计方案．该方案取消了函数控制增益符号已知和死区模型参数上界、下界已知的条件．通过引入最优逼近误差的自适应补偿项来消除建模误差和参数估计误差的影响．理论分析证明了闭环系统的稳定性和跟踪误差收敛到零．仿真结果表明了该方法的有效性．     

船舶航向控制的多滑模鲁棒自适应设计

针对带有未知虚拟控制增益和常参数不确定的非匹配不确定船舶航向非线性控制问题,设计了一种新的多滑模鲁棒自适应控制算法.该算法利用神经网络来逼近系统模型的不确定性;应用逐步递推的多滑模控制算法降低了控制器的复杂性;尤其是采用Nussbaum函数处理系统中符号未知的问题,避免了可能存在的控制器奇异值问题;然后借助Lyapunov稳定性分析方法,理论分析证明了所得闭环系统全局一致最终有界,且跟踪误差收敛到零.仿真试验结果表明,该方法具有较好的控制效果.     

一类控制系数有界的时变非线性系统的自适应鲁棒控制

针对一类带有有界控制系数和有界扰动的时变参数严反馈非线性系统, 将Nussbaum函数增益及光滑投影算法与自适应逆推设计工具相结合, 提出一种自适应鲁棒非线性控制方案. 在此方案中无需知道控制系数的符号, 以及时变参数和扰动的界. 借助Lyapunov函数及相关引理证明了所设计的自适应鲁棒非线性控制器能保证闭环系统中的所有信号全局一致有界. 可以通过恰当地选取设计参数, 保证系统具有任意指定的控制性能. 仿真研究证明了所提出算法的可行性和有效性.     

控制方向未知的时变非线性系统鲁棒控制

针对一类具有未知时变控制方向、不确定时变参数以及未知时变有界干扰的严反馈非线性系统,给出一种带有死区修正算法的鲁棒控制方法.在控制系数符号未知的情况下,通过在反步法中引入Nussbaum增益和死区修正技术,得到一种修正的鲁棒反步设计方法.该方法不需要未知时变控制系数的上下界先验知识以及不确定参数和外界干扰的上界信息.算法保证了闭环系统所有信号的有界性,同时使得跟踪误差收敛于零的任意小邻域内.     

一类具有未知死区MIMO系统的自适应模糊控制

针对一类具有未知死区并具有下三角函数控制增益矩阵的不确定MIMO非线性系统, 根据滑模控制原理, 并利用Nussbaum函数的性质, 提出了一种自适应模糊控制器的设计方案. 该方案取消了函数控制增益符号已知和死区模型参数上界、下界已知的条件. 通过引入积分型李亚普诺夫函数及最优逼近误差与死区扰动上界的自适应补偿项，证明了闭环系统是稳定的，跟踪误差收敛到零. 仿真结果表明了该方法的有效性.     

Virtual-Point-Based asymptotic tracking control of 4WS vehicles

This paper studies the lateral and longitudinal path tracking control of four-wheel steering vehicles. By the introduction of virtual points, a robust and adaptive path tracking control strategy is proposed to simultaneously counteract modeling uncertainties, unexpected disturbances, and coupling effects. An adaptive model-based feedforward adaptive term and the robust integral of the sign of the error (RISE) feedback term can be used to yield an asymptotic tracking result, which improve the tracking performance and reduce the control effort. The stability of closed-loop system is analyzed using a Lyapunov-based method. Simulation results are provided to demonstrate the performance of the proposed controller under different driving conditions.     

Robustifying Dynamic Positioning of Crane Vessels for Heavy Lifting Operation

Construction crane vessels make use of dynamic positioning (DP) systems during the installation and removal of offshore structures to maintain the vessel’s position. Studies have reported cases of instability of DP systems during offshore operation caused by uncertainties, such as mooring forces. DP “robustification” for heavy lift operations, i.e., handling such uncertainties systematically and with stability guarantees, is a long-standing challenge in DP design. A new DP method, composed by an observer and a controller, is proposed to address this challenge, with stability guarantees in the presence of uncertainties. We test the proposed method on an integrated cranevessel simulation environment, where the integration of several subsystems (winch dynamics, crane forces, thruster dynamics, fuel injection system etc.) allow a realistic validation under a wide set of uncertainties.      

永磁同步电机的自适应反演滑模变结构控制

针对永磁同步电机提出一种基于反演的PMSM自适应滑模控制方案.设计基于反演的滑模变结构位置控制器,通过RBF神经网络实现系统参数变化和外部负载扰动等引起的不确定上界值的在线辨识,减小滑模控制器的控制量,并引入饱和函数来减弱系统的"抖动"现象.理论分析和仿真结果对比表明,基于RBF神经网络的自适应反演滑模控制对参数变化和外部负载扰动具有很好的鲁棒性,永磁同步电动机获得了很好的跟踪效果.     

Adaptive Uniform Performance Control of Strict-Feedback Nonlinear Systems With Time-Varying Control Gain

In this paper, we present a novel adaptive performance control approach for strict-feedback nonparametric systems with unknown time-varying control coefficients, which mainly includes the following steps. Firstly, by introducing several key transformation functions and selecting the initial value of the time-varying scaling function, the symmetric prescribed performance with global and semi-global properties can be handled uniformly, without the need for control re-design. Secondly, to handle the problem of unknown time-varying control coefficient with an unknown sign, we propose an enhanced Nussbaum function (ENF) bearing some unique properties and characteristics, with which the complex stability analysis based on specific Nussbaum functions as commonly used is no longer required. Thirdly, by utilizing the core-function information technique, the nonparametric uncertainties in the system are gracefully handled so that no approximator is required. Furthermore, simulation results verify the effectiveness and benefits of the approach.      

控制方向未知的二阶时变非线性系统自适应迭代学习控制

对一类二阶严格反馈时变非线性系统的自适应迭代学习控制问题进行了研究.系统中含有非周期时变参数化不确定性且控制方向未知.首先,提出了一种神经网络估计器,实现了对未知非周期时变非线性函数的逼近.随后,用Nussbaum函数对未知控制方向进行了自适应估计,并综合应用baCkstcpping技术和自适应迭代学习控制技术设计了控制器.所设计的控制器能保证系统所有状态量在Lpe-范数意义下有界,且系统的输出量在LT2-范数意义下收敛到期望轨迹.最后的仿真研究证明了控制器设计方法的有效性.     

Adaptive Output‐Feedback Control of Nonlinear Systems with Multiple Uncertainties

This paper addresses the global stabilization via adaptive output‐feedback for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems. Remarkably, the systems under investigation are with multiple uncertainties: unknown control directions, unknown growth rates and unknown input bias, and can be used to describe more physical plants. Multiple uncertainties, which usually cannot be compensated by a sole compensation technique, may give rise to big technical difficulty for controller design. To overcome such difficulty and to achieve the global stabilization, a new adaptive output‐feedback scheme is proposed in this paper, by flexibly combining Nussbaum‐type function, tuning function technique and extended state observer. It is shown that, under the designed controller, the system states globally converge to zero. A simulation example on non‐zero set‐point regulation is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

具有输入饱和的电液伺服位置系统自适应动态面控制

针对具有非线性、参数不确定性及输入饱和问题的电液伺服位置系统,提出了一种自适应动态面控制器的设计方法.该方法充分考虑饱和特性,利用双曲正切函数和辅助控制信号对系统非线性模型进行等价变换,进而采用动态面方法设计抗饱和控制器.设计过程中引入Nussbaum函数,以补偿输入饱和引起的非线性项.通过构造合适的Lyapunov函数,证明闭环系统的所有信号一致最终有界.仿真结果表明,所设计的控制器具有良好的跟踪效果,并有效地削弱了输入饱和对系统造成的不良影响.     

Fuzzy Adaptive Control of a Fractional Order Chaotic System With Unknown Control Gain Sign Using a Fractional Order Nussbaum Gain

In this paper we propose an improved fuzzy adaptive control strategy, for a class of nonlinear chaotic fractional order (SISO) systems with unknown control gain sign. The online control algorithm uses fuzzy logic sets for the identification of the fractional order chaotic system, whereas the lack of a priori knowledge on the control directions is solved by introducing a fractional order Nussbaum gain. Based on Lyapunov stability theorem, stability analysis is performed for the proposed control method for an acceptable synchronization error level. In this work, the Grünwald-Letnikov method is used for numerical approximation of the fractional order systems. A simulation example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.      

Adaptive Control of MIMO Mechanical Systems with Unknown Actuator Nonlinearities Based on the Nussbaum Gain Approach

This paper investigates MIMO mechanical systems with unknown actuator nonlinearities. A novel Nussbaum analysis tool for MIMO systems is established such that unknown timevarying control coefficients are tackled. In contrast to existing literatures on continuous-times systems, the newly-developed Nussbaum tool focuses on extending the traditional Nussbaum result from one dimensional case to the multiple one. Specifically, not only the multiple unknown input coefficients are extended to the time-varying, but also the limitation of the prior knowledge of coefficients' upper and lower bounds is removed. Furthermore, an adaptive robust controller associated with the proposed tool is presented. The asymptotic tracking of MIMO mechanical systems is guaranteed with the help of the Lyapunov Theorem. Finally, a simulation example is provided to examine the validity of the proposed scheme.      

基于神经网络的PMSM自适应滑模控制

结合滑模控制和神经网络各自的优点,对永磁同步电机(PMSM)提出了一种基于神经网络的PMSM自适应滑模控制方案.首先设计了带积分操作的滑模变结构位置控制器,通过递归神经网络的在线学习来实时估计系统参数变化和外部负载扰动等不确定性的界限,减小滑模控制器的控制量.进而,在滑模控制器中又引入饱和函数取代符号函数,进一步减弱"抖振"现象.理论分析和实验仿真对比研究的结果表明所提出方法具有优越的动态性能和鲁棒性.