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  • Robotics
  • Control Systems
  • Ocean Engineering

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  • Preliminary studies for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) development are crucial for shallow water applications.
  • Vehicle architecture and design choices significantly impact AUV performance.
  • Longitudinal stability is a key factor in AUV maneuverability and mission success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the preliminary design and studies of an AUV tailored for shallow water environments.
  • To introduce an innovative method for enhancing AUV longitudinal stability.
  • To evaluate the computational efficiency of the proposed stability control method.

Main Methods:

  • Detailed illustration of the AUV's vehicle architecture and underlying design philosophy.
  • Implementation of a Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) Fuzzy Inference System to improve longitudinal stability.
  • Hydrodynamic simulations to analyze AUV behavior and validate the T-S method's effectiveness.

Main Results:

  • The proposed T-S Fuzzy Inference System significantly enhances longitudinal stability.
  • The T-S method offers substantial computational time savings.
  • The simplified calculations are compatible with simple computing platforms like Arduino.

Conclusions:

  • The developed AUV design and stability control method are suitable for shallow water operations.
  • The Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Inference System provides an efficient and computationally inexpensive solution for AUV stability.
  • The study demonstrates the feasibility of implementing advanced control strategies on resource-constrained hardware.