Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Control Applications, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7386-3
DOI :
10.1109/CCA.2002.1038755
