Adaptive Pitch-Tracking Control with Dynamic and Static Gains for Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles

The pitch angle regulation in Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles (ROTVs) is essential to ensure the robustness of emitted signals within the maritime surveillance domain. Characterized by inherent nonlinear dynamics and stochastic uncertainties, the pitch angle model poses significant challenges to co...

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Main Authors: Cong Tian, Hang Xu, Songkai Ren, Longchuan Guo, Xiaoqing Tian, Jiyong Wang
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/11/1953
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author Cong Tian
Hang Xu
Songkai Ren
Longchuan Guo
Xiaoqing Tian
Jiyong Wang
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Hang Xu
Songkai Ren
Longchuan Guo
Xiaoqing Tian
Jiyong Wang
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description The pitch angle regulation in Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles (ROTVs) is essential to ensure the robustness of emitted signals within the maritime surveillance domain. Characterized by inherent nonlinear dynamics and stochastic uncertainties, the pitch angle model poses significant challenges to conventional tracking controls relying on linearization. This study introduces an adaptive pitch-control algorithm designed for ROTVs, which adeptly manages nonlinear dynamics as well as unmeasurable states through a synergistic integration of dynamic and static gains. A key feature of our approach is the incorporation of a high-order observer that adeptly estimates the system’s unmeasurable states, thereby enhancing control precision. Our proposed algorithm greatly exceeds traditional PID and fuzzy PID methods in both settling time and steady-state error, particularly in high-order nonlinear and unmeasurable state scenarios. Compared to sliding mode control, the proposed control strategy improved the settling time by 74% and the steady-state error was enhanced from <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>8</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, as confirmed by numerical simulations. The efficacy of the algorithm in achieving the desired tracking trajectories highlights its potential for deep-water operations and fine-tuned attitude adjustments for ROTVs.
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spelling doaj-art-1dafb9f8f2d1447b9d6c22011900e93c2025-08-20T02:05:03ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122024-10-011211195310.3390/jmse12111953Adaptive Pitch-Tracking Control with Dynamic and Static Gains for Remotely Operated Towed VehiclesCong Tian0Hang Xu1Songkai Ren2Longchuan Guo3Xiaoqing Tian4Jiyong Wang5International Co-Operation Platform of Intelligent Ocean Equipments Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Dianzi Univeristy, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaInternational Co-Operation Platform of Intelligent Ocean Equipments Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Dianzi Univeristy, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaInternational Co-Operation Platform of Intelligent Ocean Equipments Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Dianzi Univeristy, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaInternational Co-Operation Platform of Intelligent Ocean Equipments Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Dianzi Univeristy, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaInternational Co-Operation Platform of Intelligent Ocean Equipments Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Dianzi Univeristy, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaInternational Co-Operation Platform of Intelligent Ocean Equipments Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Dianzi Univeristy, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaThe pitch angle regulation in Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles (ROTVs) is essential to ensure the robustness of emitted signals within the maritime surveillance domain. Characterized by inherent nonlinear dynamics and stochastic uncertainties, the pitch angle model poses significant challenges to conventional tracking controls relying on linearization. This study introduces an adaptive pitch-control algorithm designed for ROTVs, which adeptly manages nonlinear dynamics as well as unmeasurable states through a synergistic integration of dynamic and static gains. A key feature of our approach is the incorporation of a high-order observer that adeptly estimates the system’s unmeasurable states, thereby enhancing control precision. Our proposed algorithm greatly exceeds traditional PID and fuzzy PID methods in both settling time and steady-state error, particularly in high-order nonlinear and unmeasurable state scenarios. Compared to sliding mode control, the proposed control strategy improved the settling time by 74% and the steady-state error was enhanced from <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>8</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, as confirmed by numerical simulations. The efficacy of the algorithm in achieving the desired tracking trajectories highlights its potential for deep-water operations and fine-tuned attitude adjustments for ROTVs.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/11/1953remotely operated towed vehiclenonlinearunmeasurable state adaptive controlpitch controldynamic and static gains
spellingShingle Cong Tian
Hang Xu
Songkai Ren
Longchuan Guo
Xiaoqing Tian
Jiyong Wang
Adaptive Pitch-Tracking Control with Dynamic and Static Gains for Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
remotely operated towed vehicle
nonlinear
unmeasurable state adaptive control
pitch control
dynamic and static gains
title Adaptive Pitch-Tracking Control with Dynamic and Static Gains for Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles
title_full Adaptive Pitch-Tracking Control with Dynamic and Static Gains for Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles
title_fullStr Adaptive Pitch-Tracking Control with Dynamic and Static Gains for Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles
title_full_unstemmed Adaptive Pitch-Tracking Control with Dynamic and Static Gains for Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles
title_short Adaptive Pitch-Tracking Control with Dynamic and Static Gains for Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles
title_sort adaptive pitch tracking control with dynamic and static gains for remotely operated towed vehicles
topic remotely operated towed vehicle
nonlinear
unmeasurable state adaptive control
pitch control
dynamic and static gains
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/11/1953
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