Development of a motion control method for a towed vehicle with a long cable

Author

Yamaguchi, Satoru ; Koterayama, Wataru ; Yokobiki, Takashi

Author_Institution

Res. Inst. for Appl. Mech., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

491

Lastpage

496

Abstract

A towed vehicle “Flying Fish” has been developed for ocean observations. The motion of the long towing cable used in the observations is the dominant motion of the towing system, so that an accurate mathematical model of the towing cable must be determined. A design for a motion controller using a mathematical model of the cable motion based on a finite number of eigenfunctions of the cable motion equation is developed for the vehicle. Results of numerical simulation were compared with results from a lumped mass method and it was shown that the transient characteristic of the cable motion depends on the method used for the mathematical model. The designed motion controller was tested in field experiments and its efficiency was confirmed

Keywords

control system analysis computing; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; linear quadratic control; motion control; numerical analysis; underwater vehicles; Flying Fish; eigenfunctions; lumped mass method; motion equation; numerical simulation; ocean observations; towed vehicle; towing cable; transient characteristic; Automotive engineering; Equations; Finite difference methods; Marine vehicles; Mathematical model; Motion analysis; Motion control; Numerical simulation; Oceans; Tail;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Underwater Technology, 2000. UT 00. Proceedings of the 2000 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6378-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UT.2000.852593

Filename

852593