Autonomous pilot of unmanned surface vehicles: Bridging path planning and tracking

N Wang, Y Zhang, CK Ahn, Q Xu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous pilot is crucial in integrally promoting the autonomy of an unmanned surface
vehicle (USV). However, the integration mechanism of decision and control is still unclear …

Finite-time extended state observer-based distributed formation control for marine surface vehicles with input saturation and disturbances

M Fu, L Yu - Ocean Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the finite-time extended state observer-based distributed formation
control for marine surface vehicles with input saturation and external disturbances. Initially, a …

Fuzzy unknown observer-based robust adaptive path following control of underactuated surface vehicles subject to multiple unknowns

N Wang, Z Sun, J Yin, Z Zou, SF Su - Ocean Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, suffering from multiple unknowns including unmodeled dynamics,
uncertainties, and disturbances, a fuzzy unknown observer-based robust adaptive path …

Hyperbolic-tangent LOS guidance-based finite-time path following of underactuated marine vehicles

N Wang, CK Ahn - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a novel hyperbolic-tangent line-of-sight (LOS) guidance-based finite-time path
following (HLOS-FPF) framework is created to render an underactuated marine vehicle …

Surge-heading guidance-based finite-time path following of underactuated marine vehicles

N Wang, Z Sun, Y Jiao, G Han - IEEE Transactions on vehicular …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a surge-heading guidance-based finite-time path-following control (SHG-FPC)
scheme is created for an underactuated marine vehicle with complex unknowns. In lieu of …

Path following of autonomous underactuated ships: A translation–rotation cascade control approach

N Wang, X Pan - IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a novel translation-rotation cascade control (TRCC) scheme is developed for
path following of an autonomous underactuated ship suffering from unknown sideslip and …

A new approach for three-dimensional trajectory tracking control of under-actuated AUVs with model uncertainties

PNN Thanh, PM Tam, HPH Anh - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a study of precisely three-dimensional (3-D) trajectory tracking
controller design for AUV vehicles regarding to highly uncertain nonlinear model features …

Finite-time observer based guidance and control of underactuated surface vehicles with unknown sideslip angles and disturbances

N Wang, Z Sun, J Yin, SF Su, S Sharma - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Suffering from complex sideslip angles, path following control of an under actuated surface
vehicle (USV) becomes significantly challenging and remains unresolved. In this paper, a …

Nonlinear guidance and fuzzy control for three-dimensional path following of an underactuated autonomous underwater vehicle

C Yu, X Xiang, L Lapierre, Q Zhang - Ocean Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a simplified nonlinear fuzzy controller integrating an improved three-
dimensional (3D) guidance law, in order to address the problem of path following for an …

Practical proportional integral sliding mode control for underactuated surface ships in the fields of marine practice

Z Sun, G Zhang, B Yi, W Zhang - Ocean Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Environmental disturbances and systematical uncertainties are the main obstacles for ship
motion control. This paper devotes to enhancing the control system robustness of …