• DocumentCode
    681854
  • Title

    Forward speed control of a pulsed-jet soft-bodied underwater vehicle

  • Author

    Giorelli ; Giorgio-Serchi ; Laschi

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Sea Technol. & Marine Robot., Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Livorno, Italy
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    23-27 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    This paper reports on the development of the control for a new class of soft underwater vehicles. These vehicles exploit their soft-bodied nature to produce thrust by cyclically ingesting and expelling ambient fluid. A forward speed control based on the linearised dynamics of the robot is design. The control succeeds at dealing with the discontinuous thrust by accounting for the shape-change driven actuation.
  • Keywords
    autonomous underwater vehicles; control system synthesis; linearisation techniques; robot dynamics; velocity control; ambient fluid; control design; discontinuous thrust; forward speed control; pulsed-jet soft-bodied underwater vehicle; robot linearised dynamics; shape-change driven actuation; Mathematical model; Robots; Torque; Underwater cables; Underwater vehicles; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Oceans - San Diego, 2013
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6741134