• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.66 no.3
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• pp.563-567
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• 2017

This paper deals with the depth and speed controls of a class of nonlinear large diameter unmanned underwater vehicles (LDUUVs), while maintaining its attitude. The concerned control problem can be viewed as an asymptotic stabilization of the error model in terms of its desired depth, surge speed and attitude. To tackle its nonlinearities, the linear parameter varying (LPV) model is employed. Sufficient linear matrix inequality (LMI) conditions are provided for its asymptotic stabilization. A numerical simulation is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed design methodology.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.66 no.2
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• pp.409-415
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• 2017

This paper addresses on an linear matrix inequality (LMI) formulation of the robust waypoint tracking problem of large diameter unmanned underwater vehicles (LDUUVs) in the horizontal plane. The interested design issue can be reformed as the robust asymptotic stabilization of the provided error dynamics with respect to the desired yaw angle, surge speed and attitude. Sufficient conditions for its robust asymptotic stabilizability against the hydrodynamic uncertainties are derived in the format of LMI. An example is provided to testify the validity of the proposed theoretical claims.