Adaptive multi-mode switching strategy for the spherical underwater robot with hybrid thrusters

The conventional autonomous cruise and tracking system cannot transition and change its motion mode according to the underwater environment during operation, so it is of great significance to study the multi-mode switching of cruise control for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). In this paper, a Multi-Mode Adaptive Switching (MMAS) strategy for the Spherical Underwater Robot with Hybrid Thruster (HPSUR) was proposed, which provided the possibility for the robot to choose optimal control mode according to the unpredictable operating environment. Then, the dynamic and force of the hybrid thruster are analyzed to improve the accuracy of multi-mode switching, and the MMAS strategy is developed linking the attitude adjustment and switching problems. Furthermore, a series of multi-mode switching experiments were conducted using water-jet mode, propeller mode and hybrid mode. Finally, the experimental result was discussed, which verified the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed MMAS strategy. The proposed control strategy has a certain reference value for the multi-mode switching of propulsion devices.     

基于量子重力探测技术的水下匹配导航仿真分析与评估

在电磁信号拒止的海洋环境中,基于海洋重力场辅助的水下匹配导航技术是提高潜航器导航定位精度的有效途径之一。近年来,基于冷原子干涉的量子绝对重力探测技术发展迅速,其探测精度高、可移动性强,在水下重力辅助导航领域具有极大的应用潜力。结合冷原子干涉量子重力仪最新技术发展水平,选取太平洋某典型海域,通过地形正演构建了高精度（<0.1mGal）、高分辨率（500m）海洋重力基准图,基于最近等值线迭代（Iterative Closest Contour Point,ICCP）算法实现了对潜航器水下航行误差的重力场辅助匹配校正,将初始航迹误差从约4km校正到约400m。匹配算法具有指数收敛优势,在阈值收敛误差为10-6下,算法平均收敛迭代次数44次,平均收敛时间0.0678s。通过仿真分析和“探测技术-重力场基准图-匹配算法”系统综合效能评估,论证了现有量子重力探测技术在重力辅助水下匹配导航领域的应用潜能。     

水下定位系统传感器安装误差标定技术研究

提出了一种基于非线性参数估计的水下定位系统传感器安装误差标定技术.水下定位系统由声学传感器,GPS和船体姿态传感器组成,各传感器的坐标系并不能完全重合,需要对传感器之间的误差标定后进行修正才能够获得高精度的定位效果.已有的标定方法多基于高斯-牛顿迭代法,而当非线性系统模型线性化带来较大误差时,常规的基于高斯-牛顿迭代法的标定方法已无法达到高精度的要求,而非线性模型参数估的直接解法则掺人了三阶量,有效减小线性化的模型误差,提高了各传感器安装误差的标定精度.海试数据处理表明:定位精度可由1 m提高到0.7 m.     

Case-based expert system using wavelet packet transform and kernel-based feature manipulation for engine ignition system diagnosis

Whenever there is any fault in an automotive engine ignition system or changes of an engine condition, an automotive mechanic can conventionally perform an analysis on the ignition pattern of the engine to examine symptoms, based on specific domain knowledge (domain features of an ignition pattern). In this paper, case-based reasoning (CBR) approach is presented to help solve human diagnosis problem using not only the domain features but also the extracted features of signals captured using a computer-linked automotive scope meter. CBR expert system has the advantage that it provides user with multiple possible diagnoses, instead of a single most probable diagnosis provided by traditional network-based classifiers such as multi-layer perceptions (MLP) and support vector machines (SVM). In addition, CBR overcomes the problem of incremental and decremental knowledge update as required by both MLP and SVM. Although CBR is effective, its application for high dimensional domains is inefficient because every instance in a case library must be compared during reasoning. To overcome this inefficiency, a combination of preprocessing methods, such as wavelet packet transforms (WPT), kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) and kernel K-means (KKM) is proposed. Considering the ignition signals captured by a scope meter are very similar, WPT is used for feature extraction so that the ignition signals can be compared with the extracted features. However, there exist many redundant points in the extracted features, which may degrade the diagnosis performance. Therefore, KPCA is employed to perform a dimension reduction. In addition, the number of cases in a case library can be controlled through clustering; KKM is adopted for this purpose. In this paper, several diagnosis methods are also used for comparison including MLP, SVM and CBR. Experimental results showed that CBR using WPT and KKM generated the highest accuracy and fitted better the requirements of the expert system.     

UWSNs中基于压缩感知的移动数据收集方案

由于水下无线传感器网络(UWSNs)工作环境的特殊性,降低节点能耗和保证数据收集的实时性是至关重要的问题.提出一种基于压缩感知(CS)的移动数据收集方案.以DEBUC协议和CS理论为基础,簇内节点依据设计的稀疏测量矩阵决定是否参与压缩采样,并将获得的测量值传输至簇头.通过AUV的移动来收集各个簇头上的数据到数据中心,该问题被建模为带有邻域的旅行商问题,并提出了近似算法进行求解.在数据中心处利用CS重构算法进行数据重构.仿真实验结果表明:相比于已有的水下移动数据收集算法,该方案在保证数据收集可靠性的同时,降低了数据收集延时,延长了网络寿命.     

Buoyancy engine developed for underwater gliders

A buoyancy engine with a swashplate-type axial piston pump was developed. Its oil extrusion and drawing properties under high hydraulic pressure were evaluated. This buoyancy engine is now installed in an underwater glider that will achieve long-term monitoring of ocean environments up to 2100 m depth in a designated area with lower operational costs. This bidirectionally functioning pump can control the amount of oil in extrusion and draw operations. When drawing oil under high pressure, the hydraulic pump and the electric motor, respectively, act as a hydraulic motor and an electric generator. The generated electric power is absorbed by a damping resistor. The oil-drawing and extrusion properties were measured using a large hyperbaric chamber that is able to produce an almost identical environment to that of actual operations. Results confirmed stable oil extrusion operations up to 21 MPa. Regarding oil-drawing properties, although it was measured only up to 10 MPa in the hyperbaric chamber, it can be inferred that the system can draw the oil and can control the buoyancy precisely up to 21 MPa by replacing the two-way ball valve with an electromagnetic latching solenoid valve.     

Development of a stable localized visual inspection system for underwater structures

To avert potential crisis from Japan’s aging infrastructure and declining birth rate, the Japanese Government is planning to introduce robotic technology for the inspection of social infrastructure (such as pipes, dams, and bridges). Recording underwater positions is a difficult task for human divers who undertake conventional dam inspections. This study presents the Anchor Diver 5.2 system for efficient and effectual dam inspection. Anchor Diver 5.2 is based on an extended-tether-maneuvered remotely operated vehicle (ROV) equipped with cameras. The ROV is lowered into water by a hoist system from a boat and implements a visual survey of the concrete underwater structure. To improve the visibility of the ROV in murky and cloudy water, a novel concept named Water Loupe is proposed. In addition, a simple boat-fixing method is proposed to provide a stable base on the water surface, and the underwater position of the ROV, which cannot be accessed by global positioning systems, is recorded using a feasible localization method. Finally, the developed system was evaluated in field experiments conducted in the Amagase Dam, Japan, and its merits and problems are discussed.     

基于OFDM的水声通信算法

在水声通信领域,基于正交频分复用（Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing,OFDM）的通信技术是最直接和最有效的手段之一. 但是水声通信信道是多变的和复杂的,在传输的过程中可能会受到多途扩展严重、可用带宽有限和高噪声等不理想因素的影响,导致无法恢复出原始数据,所以保证数据的可靠性传输是极其重要的. 本文在原有的OFDM通信基础上加入了交织技术、chirp扩频技术、加窗以及chirp同步技术,并通过对MATLAB的仿真和实验分析,验证了该系统的可行性,最后通过对比加入噪声、多径和多普勒效应的误码率曲线图,说明了该系统的性能和抗干扰能力.     

基于跳频和同步捕获技术的水下无线通信技术研究

本文所阐述的水下无线技术即基于跳频技术和同步捕获技术的水声通信,由于声波在海水中的传播特性显著优越于电磁波和可见光,使得水声技术成为海洋高技术的主要研究领域之一 ,在国防领域也具有十分重要的研究意义.本文主要论述了水声通信中跳频技术和同步捕获技术的原理、具体算法的实现方案以及部分硬件设施的使用简述,并通过展示实验结果验证算法的可行性.     

能耗最优的水下滑翔机采样路径规划

研究了以能耗为优化准则的水下滑翔机海洋环境参数采样路径规划方法.首先,根据水下滑翔机的运动特点,建立了水下滑翔机采样作业过程的能耗模型;其次,基于能耗模型提出了一种能耗最小的滑翔运动参数优化方法,该方法避免了求解复杂的混合整数非线性规划问题;之后,在能耗最优的滑翔运动参数优化基础上,提出了一种基于两步链式Lin-Ker...