Ship control of unberthing manoeuvring using an online estimation model under disturbance

Because a ship’s manoeuvrability changes nonlinearly with speed variations, designing controllers for berthing and unberthing requires a motion model that reflects these variations. This study proposes a control method with an online estimation model, where parameters are estimated based on observed...

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Main Authors: Hideto Kashiwagi, Tadatsugi Okazaki
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18824889.2025.2474299
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description Because a ship’s manoeuvrability changes nonlinearly with speed variations, designing controllers for berthing and unberthing requires a motion model that reflects these variations. This study proposes a control method with an online estimation model, where parameters are estimated based on observed ship motion. Using the gradient descent method for model estimation stabilizes updates in the presence of noise. To compensate for steady disturbances such as tidal currents, the effect of external force is estimated and used to calculate corrections for control inputs. The proposed method was verified by simulations under multiple disturbance conditions. The control system using the online estimation model demonstrated stable control in unberthing manoeuvring and effective disturbance compensation under steady deviation conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-bb2ec560ef344d61bb50b9fb042db2b32025-08-20T01:51:30ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration1884-99702025-12-0118110.1080/18824889.2025.24742992474299Ship control of unberthing manoeuvring using an online estimation model under disturbanceHideto Kashiwagi0Tadatsugi Okazaki1Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyTokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyBecause a ship’s manoeuvrability changes nonlinearly with speed variations, designing controllers for berthing and unberthing requires a motion model that reflects these variations. This study proposes a control method with an online estimation model, where parameters are estimated based on observed ship motion. Using the gradient descent method for model estimation stabilizes updates in the presence of noise. To compensate for steady disturbances such as tidal currents, the effect of external force is estimated and used to calculate corrections for control inputs. The proposed method was verified by simulations under multiple disturbance conditions. The control system using the online estimation model demonstrated stable control in unberthing manoeuvring and effective disturbance compensation under steady deviation conditions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18824889.2025.2474299ship controlunberthing manoeuvringsystem identificationonline estimation modeldisturbance compensation
spellingShingle Hideto Kashiwagi
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Ship control of unberthing manoeuvring using an online estimation model under disturbance
SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration
ship control
unberthing manoeuvring
system identification
online estimation model
disturbance compensation
title Ship control of unberthing manoeuvring using an online estimation model under disturbance
title_full Ship control of unberthing manoeuvring using an online estimation model under disturbance
title_fullStr Ship control of unberthing manoeuvring using an online estimation model under disturbance
title_full_unstemmed Ship control of unberthing manoeuvring using an online estimation model under disturbance
title_short Ship control of unberthing manoeuvring using an online estimation model under disturbance
title_sort ship control of unberthing manoeuvring using an online estimation model under disturbance
topic ship control
unberthing manoeuvring
system identification
online estimation model
disturbance compensation
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18824889.2025.2474299
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