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Published on: March 6, 2014
Quaternion-based finite-time fault-tolerant trajectory tracking control for autonomous underwater vehicle without
Ziyang Huang1, Ziyi Su2, Bing Huang1
1Science and Technology on Underwater Vehicle Laboratory, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
Abstract:
This brief disposes the finite-time anti-unwinding trajectory tracking control problem of the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) encountering model uncertainties, ocean disturbances and actuator failures. Primarily, the kinematic model of translational and rotational motions is depicted by unit quaternion in lieu of classical Euler angle such that the AUV's dynamics could be globally and uniquely formulated. Subsequently, two finite-time control strategies are presented here to leave the state variables of AUV can converge to an adjustable region. Additionally, the adaptive laws could be applicable to the existence of actuator faults by utilizing a passive fault-tolerant technology. By integrating the initial value of the scalar quaternion into the sliding mode surface, the proposed controllers are characterized with anti-unwinding property. Then, with the application of hyperbolic tangent function, finite-time stability will be achieved for tracking errors without singularity. Stability of the closed-loop system is verified via the Lyapunov theorem. Finally, numerical simulations are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed controllers.
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