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Optimization of filtering correctors for autopilot control laws with special structures
Author(s) -
Veremey Evgeny I.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
optimal control applications and methods
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.458
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-1514
pISSN - 0143-2087
DOI - 10.1002/oca.2170
Subject(s) - autopilot , rudder , control theory (sociology) , transfer function , actuator , filter (signal processing) , control (management) , control engineering , controller (irrigation) , computer science , action (physics) , function (biology) , engineering , law , marine engineering , physics , agronomy , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , political science , computer vision , biology , evolutionary biology
Summary The paper is devoted to the problem of control law optimization for marine ships, which are steered by autopilots under the action of sea disturbances, mainly determined by bias terms and high‐frequency wave components. The essence of the problem is to find a transfer function of the adjustable corrective item (filter) for the autopilot with a special structure, minimizing the functional, which characterizes the intensity of a ship's rudders action. The correspondent dynamic of a closed‐loop system provides an economical regime of the ship motion, with the aim to reduce general fuel consumption and to prevent the wear of actuator elements. A specialized approach to the filter design is proposed based on the modern H ∞ optimization theory, and its applicability and effectiveness are illustrated by the practical example of autopilot synthesis for a transport ship. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.