Experimenting a fuzzy controller on a fast ferry

Author

López, R. ; Santos, M. ; Polo, O. ; Esteban, S.

Author_Institution

Dpto. Arquitectura de Computadores y Automatica, Univ. Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

1082

Abstract

Based on a fuzzy model of a fast ferry, a fuzzy control system has been implemented to stabilise the vertical motion of the ship, which is the main cause of seasickness. The fuzzy system controls the working angles of some appendages (flaps and T-foils) that have been added to the craft. The goal of the controller is to reduce the pitch acceleration by moving the control surfaces. Experiments have been carried out in a scaled-down replica of the ship, and results have proved highly satisfactory.

Keywords

acceleration control; fuzzy control; hydraulic control equipment; motion control; ships; three-term control; T-foils; appendage working angle control; control surfaces; fast ferry; flaps; fuzzy controller; fuzzy logic controller; fuzzy-PID type controller; hydraulic actuators; pitch acceleration reduction; scaled-down replica; seasickness; ship control; vertical motion stabilisation; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Control systems; Fuzzy control; Fuzzy systems; Marine vehicles; Motion control; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control Applications, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7386-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCA.2002.1038755

Filename

1038755