Journal
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jmse10101413
Keywords
barge ship; mother ship berthing; propulsion system; robust control; modeling; simulation
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (MSIT) [2022R1A2C1003486]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2022R1A2C1003486] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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In this study, a mathematical model was developed and robust control systems were designed to ensure efficient operation of barge ships. The superiority of the proposed sliding mode controller, especially in terms of robustness against disturbances, was verified.
Barge ships are designed to transport and assemble heavy and massive pieces of equipment at sea. Active propulsion systems are not installed in this type of ship, so the desirable motion and positioning of these ships can only be achieved with the assistance of several tugboats. In this study, the dynamical characteristics of barge conveying systems were formulated and robust control systems were designed to ensure efficient barge operation. To achieve these objectives, we first developed a mathematical model of a barge ship, which incorporated a novel conveying system configuration using tugboats. We then designed a robust controller for the tugboats that used the sliding mode law to deliver the desired barge motion performance. Finally, the usefulness of the proposed configuration and controller was verified via simulation studies using another system with an H infinity controller. The proposed sliding mode controller showed superiority, especially in terms of robustness against disturbances.
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