• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.236-242
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• 2005

Dynamic Positioning(DP) system maintains ship's position (fixed location or predetermined track) exclusively by means of CPPs and thrusters. To generate the control input adequate to various situation an integrated controller for CPPs and thrusters is required. The integrated controller is composed of a thrust calculation algorithm and a thrust allocation algorithm. The thrust calculation algorithm generates thrusts in the surge direction and the sway direction from the desired forward and lateral speed and generates a moment about the yaw axis from desired heading angle. The thrust allocation algorithm allocates the generated thrusts and moment to each CPP and thruster. Computer simulations are executed to confirm the effectiveness of the suggested controller.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2018

This study deals with the heading angle and depth keeping control technique for an ROV with multiple horizontal and vertical thrusters by thrust allocation. The light work class ROV URI-L, which is under development at KRISO, is a redundant actuating system with multiple thrusters that are larger than the ROV's degree of freedom. In the redundant actuating system, there are several solutions for a specific ROV motion to be performed. Therefore, a thrust allocation algorithm that considers the entire propulsion system should be regarded as important. First, this paper describes the propulsion system of the ROV and introduces the thrust allocation method of each motion controller. In addition, the performance of the controller is examined using a heading angle and depth keeping control test in a stationary state.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2017

고체 추진제를 연료로 사용하는 DACS의 강인한 추력 분배기법에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 추진기관이 제어해야 하는 추력의 자유도보다 많은 구동 노즐을 보유한 시스템에 대하여, 비정상적인 상황을 허용할 수 있는 강인한 추력제어 기법을 제안하였다. 추력 분배기법에 의해 각 노즐로 인가된 명령 대비 응답 노즐 목 면적 크기의 차이를 이용하여 추력 분배기법에 적용된 가중행렬을 실시간으로 변환시키는 기법을 적용하였다. 이를 통하여 오차가 발생한 노즐의 추력 분배 비율을 감소시키고, 결론적으로 시스템에서 발생되는 추력 오차를 감소시키도록 하였다. 제안된 기법에 대하여 DCS와 ACS 각각의 구동장치가 제어명령을 추종하지 못하는 임의의 고장조건을 모의하였고, 시뮬레이션을 통해 기법의 성능을 검증하였다.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.66-74
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• 2012

In this paper, the authors propose a new approach to control a barge type surface vessel. It is based on the Dynamic Positioning System(DPS) design. The main role of barge ship is to carry and supply the materials to the floating units and other places. To carry out this job, it should be positioned in the specified area. However sometimes the thrust systems are installed on it, and in general the rope control by mooring winch system is used. It may be difficult to compare the control performances of two types. If we consider this problem in point of usefulness, we can easily find out that the winch control system is more useful and applicable to the real field than the thrust control system except a special use. Therefore, in this paper we consider a DPS design problem which can be extended to the many application fields. The goal of this paper is twofold. First, the sliding mode controller (SMC) for positioning the our vessel is proposed. Especially, in this paper, a robust stability condition is given based on descriptor system representation. In the result, the sliding mode control law guarantees to keep the vessel in the defined area in the presence of environmental disturbances. And second, the thrust allocation problem is solved by using redistributed pseudo-inverse (RPI) algorithm to determine the thrust force and direction of each individual actuator. The proposed approach has been simulated with a supply vessel model and found work well.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.102-112
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• 2017

Many studies on dynamic positioning control algorithms using fixed feedback gains have been carried out to improve station keeping performance of dynamically positioned vessels. However, the control algorithms have disadvantages in that it can not cope with changes in environmental disturbances and response characteristics of vessels motion in real time. In this paper, the Fuzzy Gain Scheduling - PID(FGS - PID) control algorithm that can tune PID gains in real time was proposed. The FGS - PID controller that consists of fuzzy system and a PID controller uses weighted values of PID gains from fuzzy system and fixed PID gains from Ziegler - Nichols method to tune final PID gains in real time. Firstly, FGS - PID controller, control allocation algorithm, FPSO and environmental disturbances were modeled using Matlab/Simulink to evaluate station keeping performance of the proposed control algorithm. In addition, simulations that keep positions and a heading angle of vessel with wind, wave, current disturbances were carried out. From simulation results, the FGS - PID controller was confirmed to have better performances of keeping positions and a heading angle and consuming power than those of the PID controller. As a consequence, the proposed FGS - PID controller in this paper was validated to have more effectiveness to keep position and heading angle than that of PID controller.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 가까운 미래의 선박운동정보를 이용하는 피드포워드 제어알고리즘과 FPSO 운동 수치 시뮬레이션 모델을 개발하고 시뮬레이션을 통하여 제어알고리즘의 성능을 검증하는 것이다. 본 논문에서는 조류, 바람, 파력 등의 환경하중에 의하여 발생한 선체운동의 미래 예측치를 활용한 피드포워드 제어력을 추가적으로 가지는 Dynamic Positioning System에 대하여 연구한다. 먼저, 조류력, 풍력 및 파력에 대한 수학모델을 선정하여 환경하중에서의 선체운동을 계산하고, 현재의 선체운동 값과 Brown 지수평활 예측모형을 활용하여 미래 선체운동 값을 예측하였다. 또한 위치 유지와 Heading angle 제어를 위한 제어력을 PID(Proportional-Integral-Derivative)이론을 이용하여 결정한 피드백 제어기와 미래 선체운동 값을 이용하여 결정한 피드포워드 제어기로 구성하였다. 그리고 각 Thruster에 요구되는 추력은 라그랑지승수법을 활용하여 분배하였다. 마지막으로 FPSO(Floating Production Storage and Offloading)의 운동과 Dynamic Positioning System에 대한 시뮬레이션 모델을 구축하여 선박의 위치 및 Heading angle 제어에 관한 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 제안하는 피드백 제어기와 피드포워드 제어기를 동시에 가지는 제어시스템의 성능을 평가하였다. 본 연구의 결과, 피드백 및 피드 포워드 제어기가 적용된 DPS 제어시스템이 기존의 피드백 제어기보다 위치유지 및 헤딩각 유지 능력에서 개선되었고 각 Thruster에 요구되는 평균 제어력 및 최대 제어력의 크기도 감소함을 보였다. 이에 따라 DPS에 요구되는 동력 감축과 Azimuth Thruster 용량의 감소로 인하여 비용 절감의 효과를 기대할 수 있다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.374-380
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• 2016

The large drift and angle of attack motion of an ROV (Remotely operated vehicle) cannot be modeled using the typical hydrodynamic coefficients of conventional straight running AUVs and specific slender bodies. In this paper, the ROV hull is divided into several simple-shaped components to model the hydrodynamic force and moment. The hydrodynamic force and moment acting on each component are modeled as the components of added mass force and drag using the known values for simple shapes such as a cylinder and flat plate. Since an ROV is operated under the water, the only environmental force considered is the current effect. The target ROV dealt with in this paper has six thrusters, and it is assumed that its maneuvering motion is determined using a thrust allocation algorithm. Tracking simulations are carried out on the ship’s surface near the stern, bow, and midship sections based on the modeling of the hydrodynamic force and current effect.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.265-287
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• 2016

The change of the global performance of a turret-moored FPSO (Floating Production Storage Offloading) with DP (Dynamic Positioning) control is simulated, analyzed, and compared for two different internal turret location cases; bow and midship. Both collinear and non-collinear 100-yr GOM (Gulf of Mexico) storm environments and three cases (mooring-only, with DP position control, with DP position+heading control) are considered. The horizontal trajectory, 6DOF (degree of freedom) motions, fairlead mooring and riser tension, and fuel consumptions are compared. The PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) controller based on LQR (linear quadratic regulator) theory and the thrust-allocation algorithm which is based on the penalty optimization theory are implemented in the fully-coupled time-domain hull-mooring-riser-DP simulation program. Both in collinear and non-collinear 100-yr WWC (wind-wave-current) environments, the advantage of mid-ship turret is demonstrated by the significant reduction in heave at the turret location due to the minimal coupling with pitch mode, which is beneficial to mooring and riser design. However, in the non-collinear WWC environment, the mid-turret case exhibits unfavorable weathervaning characteristics, which can be reduced by employing DP position and heading controls as demonstrated in the present case studies. The present study also reveals the plausible cause of the failure of mid-turret Gryphon Alpha FPSO in milder environment than its survival condition.