• DocumentCode
    2096130
  • Title

    Moving mass control for underwater vehicles

  • Author

    Woolsey, C.A. ; Leonard, N.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Aerosp. & Ocean Eng., Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    2824
  • Abstract
    We present two reduced-dimensional, noncanonical Hamiltonian models for a neutrally buoyant underwater vehicle coupled to an internal moving mass. It is expected that these models will be useful in designing nonlinear control laws for underwater gliders as well as for spacecraft, atmospheric re-entry vehicles, and other vehicles which use internal moving mass actuators. To illustrate, we investigate stability of a steady underwater vehicle motion using potential shaping feedback with a moving mass actuator.
  • Keywords
    actuators; feedback; nonlinear control systems; stability; underwater vehicles; atmospheric re-entry vehicles; mass control movement; moving mass actuator; neutrally buoyant underwater vehicle; noncanonical Hamiltonian models; nonlinear control laws; shaping feedback; underwater vehicles; Actuators; Aerodynamics; Atmospheric modeling; Force control; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Propulsion; Space vehicles; Underwater vehicles; Vehicle dynamics; Weight control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    American Control Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002
  • ISSN
    0743-1619
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7298-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACC.2002.1025217
  • Filename
    1025217