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Underwater Robots - Gianluca Antonelli.pdf

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60 3. Dynamic Control of 6-DOF AUVs<br />

3.8.2 Compensation ofthe Ocean Current<br />

The presence of an ocean current isseldom taken into account inthe literature.<br />

The effect of the current, however, can bereally significant ([127, 323]).<br />

In this discussion amain assumption ismade: roughly speaking the current<br />

is considered as constant inthe earth-fixed frame and its effect on the vehicle<br />

is modeled as aforce, proportional to the current magnitude, that pushes<br />

the vehicle. The considerations below, thus, are based on this assumption. It<br />

is worth noticing that inthe simulation the dynamic effect of the current is<br />

correctly taken into account bycomputing the relative velocity inthe vehicle<br />

model. The accuracy of this assumption, thus, seems tobeverified.<br />

Controller C and F does not consider at all the current, as aresult the<br />

developed controller does not reach anull steady state error. Controller D<br />

compensates the current with aterm designed on the purpose; this term<br />

adapts on vehicle-fixed parameters, as discussed inSection 3.5 this action<br />

experiences adrawback. The remaining controllers correctly compensate for<br />

the current adapting/integrating on aset of earth-fixed based parameters.<br />

Table 3.2 summarizes the discussed properties of the 6controllers with<br />

respect to the persistent dynamic terms. It is worth noticing that only the<br />

controller E correctly compensates for both actions.<br />

Table 3.2. Summary of the behavior of the controllers with respect to compensation<br />

of the hydrodynamic persistent terms<br />

control law current effect restoring forces null error with current<br />

A fit unfit yes<br />

B fit unfit yes<br />

C unfit fit no<br />

D unfit fit yes<br />

E fit fit yes<br />

F unfit unfit no<br />

3.9 Numerical Comparison Among the Reduced<br />

Controllers<br />

Aperformance comparison among the controllers discussed has been developed<br />

bynumerical simulations. The simulations have been run onthe 6-DOF<br />

mathematical model of ODIN, anAUV built at the Autonomous Systems<br />

Laboratory of the University ofHawaii (see the Appendix for adescription<br />

and the model used in the simulation).

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