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Development
Development of UUV Platform and its
Development of
of UUV
UUV Platform
Platform and
and its
its
Control
Control Method
Development to
of UUV
Method to Overcome
PlatformStrong
Overcome and its
Strong
Control Method to Overcome Strong
Currents: Simulation
Control Method
Currents: and Experimental
to Overcome Strong
Currents: Simulation
Simulation and
and Experimental
Experimental
Studies
Currents: Simulation and Experimental
Studies
Studies
∗ ∗
Studies ∗∗ ∗ ∗
J.
J. H.
H. Li,
∗
Li, ∗∗ M.
∗
M. G. G. Kim,
Kim, ∗∗ H.
∗
H. J. J. Kang,
Kang, ∗∗ M. M. J. J. Lee,
Lee, ∗∗ G.G. R. R. Cho
Cho ∗∗∗
J. H. Li, ∗ M. G. Kim, ∗ H. J. Kang, ∗ M. J. Lee, ∗ G. R. Cho ∗
J.∗ H. Li, M. G. Kim, H. J. Kang, M. J. Lee, G. R. Cho
∗
∗ Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence, Gigok-Ro 39, Nam-Gu,
∗ Korea
Korea Institute of
of Robot
Institute Korea Robot and
and Convergence,
Convergence, Gigok-Ro
Gigok-Ro 39,
39, Nam-Gu,
Nam-Gu,
∗ Pohang 37666,
Pohang (e-mail: {jhli5, zxdwa0817, hjkang, mcklee,
Korea 37666,
Institute Korea
of Robot (e-mail:
and
Pohang 37666, Koreasandman}@kiro.re.kr).
(e-mail: {jhli5, zxdwa0817,
Convergence,
{jhli5, Gigok-Ro
zxdwa0817, hjkang, mcklee,
39, Nam-Gu,
hjkang, mcklee,
sandman}@kiro.re.kr).
(e-mail: {jhli5, zxdwa0817, hjkang, mcklee,
Pohang 37666, Koreasandman}@kiro.re.kr).
sandman}@kiro.re.kr).
Abstract:
Abstract: This This paper
paper presents
presents the the development
development of of aa sort
sort of
of UUV
UUV platform
platform and and its
its motion
motion
Abstract:
control
control method
methodThis to
topaper
overcome
overcome presents
strong
strongthe development
sea
sea current.
current. To
Toof a sort
minimize
minimize of UUV
the
the platform
hydrodynamic
hydrodynamic and its motion
damping,
damping, the
the
Abstract:
control
vehicle method
has This
a topaper
overcome
flattened presents
strong
ellipsoidal theexterior.
development
sea current.
And Toofminimize
four a horizontal
sort oftheUUV platform
hydrodynamic
thrusters, eachand its
damping,
of motion
them the
has
vehicle
control has
methoda flattened
to overcome ellipsoidal
strong exterior.
sea current. And four
To horizontal
minimize thrusters,
the thrusters,
hydrodynamic each of them
damping, has
the
vehicle
the
the same
same has a
thrust
thrust flattened
dynamics
dynamics ellipsoidal
in both exterior.
forward
in both exterior.
forward and And
and four
reverse
reverse horizontal
directions, are
directions,thrusters, mounted
are mounted each of them
symmetrically has
vehicle
the
so same
as to has a flattened
thrust
distribute dynamics
the ellipsoidal
in
vectored both forward
thrust forces And
and fouruniformly
reverse
almost horizontal
directions, in are
all mounted
of eachsymmetrically
horizontal of directions.
them has
symmetrically
so
the as to distribute the vectored thrust forces almost uniformly in are
all of horizontal directions.
so assame
Three
Three to thrust
distribute
vertical
vertical
dynamics
the vectored
thrusters
thrusters are
are
inalso
both
also
forward
thrust
mounted
mounted forces
to
to
and reverse
almost
handle
handle the
the
directions,
uniformly
vehicle’s
vehicle’s in
roll,
roll,
mounted
allpitch
of
pitch horizontal
and
and
symmetrically
heave
heave directions.
motions.
motions.
so
Threeas to
Control distribute
vertical
laws for the three
thrusters
these vectored
are also thrustthrusters
mounted
vertical forces
to almost
handle
are theuniformly
vehicle’s
designed in allpitch
roll,
separately offrom
horizontal
and heave
the onesdirections.
motions.
applied
Control
Three laws
vertical for these
thrusters three
are alsovertical
mounted thrusters are
to handle designed
the vehicle’sseparately
roll, pitchfromand the ones
heave applied
motions.
Control
to
to the
the four laws
four for these
horizontal
horizontal three
thrusters.
thrusters.vertical thrusters
Numerical
Numerical are designed
simulations,
simulations, separately
where
where hydrodynamic
hydrodynamicfrom the ones applied
coefficients
coefficients are
are
Control
to the
calculated laws
four for
through these
horizontal both three
thrusters.
of vertical thrusters
Numerical
theoretical and are designed
simulations,
empirically-derived separately
where hydrodynamic
formulas, from
and the ones applied
coefficients
experiments in are
the
calculated
to the four through
horizontal both of theoretical
thrusters. and
Numerical empirically-derived
simulations, whereformulas, and
hydrodynamic experiments
coefficients in the
are
calculated
circulating
circulating through
water
water channelboth
channel of theoretical
are
are carried
carried out and
out toempirically-derived
demonstrate
toempirically-derived the formulas,
vehicle’s
demonstrate the vehicle’s and experiments
capability
capability of in
overcoming
of overcoming the
calculated
circulating
strong through both of theoretical and formulas,
water channel are carried out to demonstrate the vehicle’s capability of overcoming
currents. and experiments in the
strong
circulating currents.
water channel are carried out to demonstrate the vehicle’s capability of overcoming
strong currents.
© 2018,currents.
strong IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) Hosting by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
Keywords: UUV UUV (unmanned
(unmanned underwater
underwater vehicle),
vehicle), marine
marine systems,
systems, vehicle
vehicle dynamics,
dynamics,
Keywords:
optimization
optimization UUV (unmanned
problems,
problems, PD
PD underwater
controllers.
controllers. vehicle), marine systems, vehicle dynamics,
Keywords: UUV
optimization (unmanned
problems, underwater vehicle), marine systems, vehicle dynamics,
PD controllers.
optimization problems, PD controllers.
1.
1. INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
1. INTRODUCTION
1. INTRODUCTION
In the area of sea around the korean peninsula, especially
In
In the
the area
area of
of sea
sea around
around the korean peninsula, especially
in the area of Yellow Sea, the
strong korean peninsula,
sea currents especially
usually pose
in
In
in the
the
the area
area
area of
of
of Yellow
sea
Yellow aroundSea,
Sea, strong
the
strong sea
korean
sea currents
peninsula,
currents usually pose
especially
usually pose
difficult
difficult technical
technical challenges
challenges in
in the
the salvage
salvage operations
operations as
as
in the
difficult
well as area
in of various
the Yellow
technical Sea,
challenges strong
scientific in sea salvage
the currents
activities. In usually
operations
both of ROKSpose
as
well as
difficult in the various scientific activities. In both of ROKS
well as intechnical
Cheonan the various
sinking challenges
on scientific
26 March inactivities.
the
2010salvage operations
andInsinking
both of of
ROKS MVas
Cheonan
well as
Cheonan in sinking
the various
sinking on
on 26 March
scientific
26 March 2010
activities.
2010 and
and In sinking
both
sinking of of
ROKS
of MV
MV
Sewol on 16 April 2014, one of the most difficulty during
Sewol
Cheonan
Sewol on
on 1616 April
sinking
Aprilon 2014,
2014, one
one of
26 March ofwasthe
2010
the most
and
most difficulty
sinking
difficulty during
of MV
during
the
the initial
initial response
response of
of salvage
salvage was that
that there
there was
was notnot any
any
Sewol
the
UUV on
initial
which16 April
response
can be2014,
of one
salvage
deployed ofwasthe
in most
that
the difficulty
there
strong was
sea during
not any
current
UUV which
the initial can
response be deployed in the strong sea current
UUV which
environment canas be
so toofcollect
salvage
deployed thewasin
swift that
the theredisaster
strong
on-site was
sea not any
current
scene
environment
UUV which
environment so
can
so as
as to
be
to collect
deployed
collect the
the swift
in
swiftthe on-site
strong
on-site disaster
sea
disaster scene
current
scene
information.
information.
environment so as to collect the swift on-site disaster scene
information.
In June 2016, KIRO (Korea Institute of Robot and Con- Fig.
information. Fig. 1.
1. UUV
UUV platform
platform developed
developed in in the
the KIRO.
KIRO.
In
In June
June 2016,
2016, KIRO
KIROa (Korea (Korea Institute of Robot and Con-
Con- Fig. 1. UUV platform developed in the KIRO.
vergence) launched project Institute
to developofan Robot
UUVand platform
vergence)
In June
vergence) launched
2016, KIRO
launched aa (Korea
project
project to develop
Institute ofan UUV
Robot Con- all
platform
and Fig.horizontal directions,
1. UUV platform and this
developed in is
thebeneficial
KIRO. for easily
and
and its
its control
vergence) control
launched
technology
technology
a project forto
for
to
develop
the
the purpose
purpose
develop
an
an
UUV
of
UUV
platform
of overcoming
overcoming
platform
all
all horizontal
horizontal
stabilizing the
directions,
directions,
vehicle’s
and
and this
horizontal
is
is beneficial
this motion
beneficial
in the
for
for easily
easily
dynamic
and
strongits sea
control technology
current. To minimizefor theitspurpose of overcoming
hydrodynamic damp- stabilizing
all horizontal the vehicle’s
directions, horizontal
and this motion
is in
beneficialthe dynamic
for easily
strong
and its sea current.
control To
technology minimize
fortothe its hydrodynamic damp- stabilizing
sea current the vehicle’s
environment. horizontal
Also, motion
there arein the
three dynamic
vertical
strong
ing, thesea current.
vehicle To minimize
is designed itspurpose
have of overcoming
hydrodynamic
flattened damp- sea
ellipsoidal currentthe
stabilizing environment.
vehicle’s Also, there
horizontal motion areinthree
the vertical
dynamic
ing, the vehicle is designed to sea current
damp- thrusters environment.
designed Also, there
for the purpose are three
of vehicle’s vertical
horizon and
strong
ing, theseaseecurrent.
vehicle
Fig. is
To minimize
1. designed to have
have flattened
its thrusters
hydrodynamic
flattened ellipsoidal
areellipsoidal
mounted thrusters designed for the purpose of
exterior,
exterior,
ing, the see Fig.
vehicle
1.
is
Four
Four horizontal
designedhorizontal
to have thrusters
flattened
are mounted
ellipsoidal
sea
depth current
thrusterskeeping environment.
designed
in theforcase
the of Also,
purpose
high of vehicle’s
there
speed vehicle’s horizon
are three
horizon
horizontal
and
vertical
and
motion.
exterior,
symmetrically
symmetricallysee Fig.
in
in 1.1. Four
xy-plane
xy-plane horizontal
with each thrusters
of
with eachthrusters them
of them has are
has mounted
the
the same
same depth depth
thrusterskeeping in
designed the case
forcase of
the of high
purpose speed horizontal
of vehicle’s motion.
horizon and
exterior, see Fig. Four horizontal are mounted keeping in the high speed horizontal motion.
symmetrically
thrust dynamics in inxy-plane
both ofwith forwardeachand of them
reversehasdirections.
the same The depth control
keepingstrategy
in the case for of
this vehicle
high speedto overcomemotion.
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thrust dynamics
symmetrically
thrust dynamics in
in in both
xy-plane of forward
with
both ofthrustforwardeach and reverse
of them
and reversehas directions.
the same The
directions. The control
control strategy for this vehicle to overcome strong
This kind of horizontal mechanism can guaran- current is to strategy
maximizefor its this vehiclevectored
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R
3
Nr|r| = 2 −0.5ρcdc D (r)r dr − 2x3T D (0.5ρsD cdD ) ,
0
(11)
As previously mentioned, three vertical thrusters are in C3. −V Tp3 · cos15o = V Tp2 · cos45o + V Tp1 · sin15o .
charge of the vehicle’s horizon keeping, while the horizon-
tal four thrusters are focus on the maximization of the C4. V Tp1 · cos15o = V Tp2 · cos45o + V Tp3 · sin15o .
horizontal vectored thrust force against the sea current as
well as heading keeping. These two control algorithms are Here, C3 is to balance the pitch torque about the y-axis,
applied independently. and C4 is to neutralize the roll torque during the pitch
motion control. So, the other two pitch motion control
components can calculated as
3.1 Horizon Keeping
The three vertical thrusters are mounted as seen in Fig. 2. V Tp1 = −0.5774V Tp3 , (16)
V Tp2 = −1.1547V Tp3 . (17)
Roll Motion Control The roll motion control component
for V T1 is designed as Depth Control The following simple PD controller is
designed for depth control
V Tr1 = Kvp (rRoll − φ) + Kvd p, (12)
d d
where rRoll is the reference roll value, Kvp and Kvd are V Tdi = Kvp (rDepth − z) + Kvd w, i = 1, 2, 3, (18)
control gain parameters.
where V Tdi is the depth control component for the thruster
d d
For the vehicle’s roll motion control, the design law is that V Ti , rDepth is the reference depth value, and Kvp and Kvd
to simultaneously satisfy the following two conditions are control gain parameters.
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else
FHTbl = FHTf l = FHT (5).
Fig. 3. Horizontal thrusters arrangement. if dt ≥ 0
FHTf r = FHT (5 − dt),
Vertical Thruster Model For each vertical thruster, its FHTbr = FHT (5),
thrust vs. input relationship is follows. else
FHTf r = FHT (5),
74.5N · sat(x/5), if x ≥ 0 FHTbr = FHT (5 + dt),
FV T (x) = (19) end
−31.4N · sat(x/5), if x < 0
end
where sat(·) denotes the saturation function.
where rY aw denotes the heading angle against the sea
Consequently, the thrust force provided by each vertical current as seen in Fig. 3, δψ = rY aw−ψ and dt = Khp δψ+
thruster can be calculated as Khd r with Khp , and Khd gain parameters, and FHTab with
a = {f, b}, b = {l, r} denotes the thrust force provided by
each horizontal thruster HTab as seen in Fig. 3.
FV Ti = FV T (V Tri + V Tpi + V Tdi ), i = 1, 2, 3. (20)
According to the above control law, the vehicle’s maximum
3.2 Maximization of Horizontal Vectored Thrust Force turn angle to encounter the sea current from any direction
against Current while Keeping Heading is less than 45o , and this is the main idea of control law
proposed in this paper to overcome strong sea current.
Horizontal Thruster Model For each of four horizontal
thrusters, its forward and reverse thrusts have the same 3.3 Calculation of Fcontrol
dynamics as of
Consequently, the control force Fcontrol in (6) can be
calculated by
FHT (x) = 245.15N · sat(x/5). (21)
√
Control Law As mentioned before, the control strategy 2
to overcome strong current is to maximize its horizon- 2 (FHT f l + FHT f r + FHT bl + FHT br )
√
tal vectored thrust force along certain direction, usually 2
against the sea current, while keeping its heading. For this (FHT f l − FHT f r − FHT bl + FHT br )
purpose, we apply the following control law Fcontrol = 2
−F V T 1 − FV T 2 − FV T 3
F o o
V T 1 Rv cos15 − FV T 2 Rv cos45
FV T 1 Rv sin15o + FV T 2 Rv cos45o
if (0 ≤ δψ < 45o ) || (315o ≤ δψ < 360o )
FHTf l = FHTf r = FHT (5). Rh (FHT f l − FHT f r + FHT bl − FHT br )
if dt ≥ 0
FHTbr = FHT (5 − dt),
FHTbl = FHT (5),
else (22)
o
FHTbr = FHT (5), −FV T 3 rv sin15
FHTbl = FHT (5 + dt), +F r cos15o
V T3 v
end
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Fig. 4. Simulation result of self-stabilization capability. Fig. 6. Vehicle’s motion convergence in the maximum
speed simulation.
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