Research on State Space Modeling for Level-Station Keeping Platforms

In this paper we present an introduction to our research on sea platform modeling. Ideas presented in this paper reflect the end-state goal of maintaining a level station. Before any control methodologies can be chosen, an appropriate system model must be developed. Our achievements are presented in the forms of platform models with two degrees of freedom, heave and pitch. System models have been created two distinctly different ways, and explanations and results are presented in this research summary. Refining and advancing from these models will be the basis for designing a controller and will be the standard for further research in this field.