Robust Prescribed Performance tracking control for unknown underactuated torpedo-like AUVs

Charalampos P. Bechlioulis, Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos

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Abstract

This paper addresses the tracking control problem of 3D trajectories for underactuated torpedo-like Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). A smooth control scheme is designed, without any a priori knowledge of the AUV model parameters, guaranteeing prescribed performance tracking despite the presence of external disturbances representing ocean currents and waves. This work is the first approach on underactuated systems employing the Prescribed Performance notion, originally proposed in [1]-[3]. Moreover, only the desired trajectory and none of its higher order derivatives is employed in the control scheme. Furthermore, the stability of the unactuated degrees of freedom is secured without incorporating the corresponding measurements in the control signal, thus simplifying implementation and increasing robustness against measurement noises. The proposed control scheme: i) is of low complexity, ii) avoids singularities that arise owing to the error definition in the kinematic model and iii) guarantees, through the appropriate selection of certain performance functions, configuration constraints that may arise owing to the limited field of view of cameras in case a vision based sensor system with on board cameras is adopted. Finally, simulation results clarify and verify the approach.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2013 European Control Conference, ECC 2013
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages4388-4393
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783033039629
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 12th European Control Conference, ECC 2013 - Zurich, Switzerland
Duration: Jul 17 2013Jul 19 2013

Publication series

Name2013 European Control Conference, ECC 2013

Other

Other2013 12th European Control Conference, ECC 2013
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityZurich
Period7/17/137/19/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering

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