Joystick Steering in Recreational Boats Using L1 Adaptive Control

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2020

Publisher

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Source Publication

Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control

Source ISSN

0022-0434

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1115/1.4046113

Abstract

This paper addresses the challenge of commissioning recreational boats with joystick control systems when the boat's physical parameters are not known. The work was conducted through matlab simulations and scale-model physical testing. The outcome is a working nonlinear, closed-loop control methodology shown on a small-scale prototype boat. The control methodology, L1 adaptive control (L1AC), provides adaptive velocity and angular velocity control. The control system delivers performance levels that could reduce the cost of commissioning boats with joystick control, improve overall performance, and potentially enable the technology to support new boat markets.

Comments

Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 142, No. 6 (June 2020). DOI.

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