As the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas proliferate throughout deepwater area, the requirements on the reliability of dynamic positioning system become increasingly stringent. The control objective ensuring...As the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas proliferate throughout deepwater area, the requirements on the reliability of dynamic positioning system become increasingly stringent. The control objective ensuring safety operation at deep water will not be met by a single controller for dynamic positioning. In order to increase the availability and reliability of dynamic positioning control system, the triple redundancy hardware and software control architectures were designed and developed according to the safe specifications of DP-3 classification notation for dynamically positioned ships and rigs. The hardware redundant configuration takes the form of triple-redundant hot standby configuration including three identical operator stations and three real-time control computers which connect each other through dual networks. The function of motion control and redundancy management of control computers were implemented by software on the real-time operating system VxWorks. The software realization of task loose synchronization, majority voting and fault detection were presented in details. A hierarchical software architecture was planed during the development of software, consisting of application layer, real-time layer and physical layer. The behavior of the DP-3 dynamic positioning control system was modeled by a Markov model to analyze its reliability. The effects of variation in parameters on the reliability measures were investigated. The time domain dynamic simulation was carried out on a deepwater drilling rig to prove the feasibility of the proposed control architecture展开更多
In order to deal with the dynamic positioning system control problems of dredgers working under strong dredging reaction or harsh environments,an adaptive backstepping method is proposed.Disturbances are estimated and...In order to deal with the dynamic positioning system control problems of dredgers working under strong dredging reaction or harsh environments,an adaptive backstepping method is proposed.Disturbances are estimated and compensated for by the adaptive method without extra sensors on dredging equipment,and the control mechanism is simplified.Adaptive control is used to compensate for the reaction and environmental disturbances on the dredger,so the dredger can maintain the desired position with a minimum error and shock.The proposed adaptive robust controller guarantees the global asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system and rapid position tracking of the dredger.The simulation results show that the proposed controller has superior performance in position tracking and robustness to large disturbances.展开更多
This article presents a method named pseudo-inverse to solve the optimal thrust allocation of dynamic positioning (DP) system,proposes to optimally determine the azimuth angle of thrusters instead of man-control or se...This article presents a method named pseudo-inverse to solve the optimal thrust allocation of dynamic positioning (DP) system,proposes to optimally determine the azimuth angle of thrusters instead of man-control or semi-auto control,and combines with the pseudo-inverse methods to get the optimal solutions for dynamic positioning control system.It is able to greatly reduce the risk of manual mode.Three different kinds of modes are proposed and detailedly illuminated,and can be used to solve much more complex nonlinear constraint problems,such as typical forbidden vector boundary.Several illustrative examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and correctness of the proposed thrust allocation modes.展开更多
A robust H∞sampled-data stabilization problem for nonlinear dynamic positioning(DP) ships with Takagi-Sugeno(T-S) fuzzy models is discussed in this paper. Input delay approach is used to convert the sampleddata DP sh...A robust H∞sampled-data stabilization problem for nonlinear dynamic positioning(DP) ships with Takagi-Sugeno(T-S) fuzzy models is discussed in this paper. Input delay approach is used to convert the sampleddata DP ship system to a fuzzy system with time-varying delay. Adequate conditions are derived to determine the system's asymptotical stability and achieve H∞performance via Lyapunov stability theorems. Then, the fuzzy sampled-data controller is obtained by analyzing the stabilization condition. Simulation result shows that the proposed method and the designed controller for a DP ship are effective so that the DP ship can maintain the desired position, heading and velocities in the existence of varying environment disturbances.展开更多
Vehicle positioning is critical for inter-vehicle communication, navigation, vehicle monitoring and tracking. They are regarded as the core technology ensuring safety in everyday-driving. This paper proposes an enhanc...Vehicle positioning is critical for inter-vehicle communication, navigation, vehicle monitoring and tracking. They are regarded as the core technology ensuring safety in everyday-driving. This paper proposes an enhanced vehicle ego-localization method based on streetscape image database. It is most useful in the global positioning system(GPS) blind area. Firstly, a database is built by collecting streetscape images, extracting dominant color feature and detecting speeded up robust feature(SURF) points. Secondly, an image that the vehicle shoots at one point is analyzed to find a matching image in the database by dynamic programming(DP)matching. According to the image similarity, several images with higher probabilities are selected to realize coarse positioning. Finally, different weights are set to the coordinates of the shooting location with the maximum similarity and its 8 neighborhoods according to the number of matching points, and then interpolating calculation is applied to complete accurate positioning. Experimental results show that the accuracy of this study is less than 1.5 m and its running time is about 3.6 s. These are basically in line with the practical need. The described system has an advantage of low cost, high reliability and strong resistance to signal interference, so it has a better practical value as compared with visual odometry(VO) and radio frequency identification(RFID) based approach for vehicle positioning in the case of GPS not working.展开更多
随着海洋开发的深入,目前市场需要更多的带动力定位(Dynamic Positioning,DP)系统的起重船,使得吊装工程业主方对DP模式下船舶的定位能力提出了越来越高的要求。国外某系统服务商已开发出动力定位模式下的吊重软件(DP Heavy Lift)及配...随着海洋开发的深入,目前市场需要更多的带动力定位(Dynamic Positioning,DP)系统的起重船,使得吊装工程业主方对DP模式下船舶的定位能力提出了越来越高的要求。国外某系统服务商已开发出动力定位模式下的吊重软件(DP Heavy Lift)及配套设备。因此,将重点说明一艘国内某型起重船在海上进行DP Heavy Lift试验的组织与实施,希望对后续同类型项目的 DP Heavy Lift海上试验具有一定的借鉴意义。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50909025)the National High Technology Development Program of China (Grant No. 2008AA092301)
文摘As the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas proliferate throughout deepwater area, the requirements on the reliability of dynamic positioning system become increasingly stringent. The control objective ensuring safety operation at deep water will not be met by a single controller for dynamic positioning. In order to increase the availability and reliability of dynamic positioning control system, the triple redundancy hardware and software control architectures were designed and developed according to the safe specifications of DP-3 classification notation for dynamically positioned ships and rigs. The hardware redundant configuration takes the form of triple-redundant hot standby configuration including three identical operator stations and three real-time control computers which connect each other through dual networks. The function of motion control and redundancy management of control computers were implemented by software on the real-time operating system VxWorks. The software realization of task loose synchronization, majority voting and fault detection were presented in details. A hierarchical software architecture was planed during the development of software, consisting of application layer, real-time layer and physical layer. The behavior of the DP-3 dynamic positioning control system was modeled by a Markov model to analyze its reliability. The effects of variation in parameters on the reliability measures were investigated. The time domain dynamic simulation was carried out on a deepwater drilling rig to prove the feasibility of the proposed control architecture
基金The National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2005CB221505)Open Fund of Provincial Open Laboratory for Control Engineering Key Disciplines (No. KG2009-02)
文摘In order to deal with the dynamic positioning system control problems of dredgers working under strong dredging reaction or harsh environments,an adaptive backstepping method is proposed.Disturbances are estimated and compensated for by the adaptive method without extra sensors on dredging equipment,and the control mechanism is simplified.Adaptive control is used to compensate for the reaction and environmental disturbances on the dredger,so the dredger can maintain the desired position with a minimum error and shock.The proposed adaptive robust controller guarantees the global asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system and rapid position tracking of the dredger.The simulation results show that the proposed controller has superior performance in position tracking and robustness to large disturbances.
基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program (863) of China(No. 2008AA09Z315)
文摘This article presents a method named pseudo-inverse to solve the optimal thrust allocation of dynamic positioning (DP) system,proposes to optimally determine the azimuth angle of thrusters instead of man-control or semi-auto control,and combines with the pseudo-inverse methods to get the optimal solutions for dynamic positioning control system.It is able to greatly reduce the risk of manual mode.Three different kinds of modes are proposed and detailedly illuminated,and can be used to solve much more complex nonlinear constraint problems,such as typical forbidden vector boundary.Several illustrative examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and correctness of the proposed thrust allocation modes.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51579114)the Project of New Century Excellent Talents of Colleges and Universities of Fujian Province(No.JA12181)the Project of Young and Middle-Aged Teacher Education of Fujian Province(No.JAT170309)
文摘A robust H∞sampled-data stabilization problem for nonlinear dynamic positioning(DP) ships with Takagi-Sugeno(T-S) fuzzy models is discussed in this paper. Input delay approach is used to convert the sampleddata DP ship system to a fuzzy system with time-varying delay. Adequate conditions are derived to determine the system's asymptotical stability and achieve H∞performance via Lyapunov stability theorems. Then, the fuzzy sampled-data controller is obtained by analyzing the stabilization condition. Simulation result shows that the proposed method and the designed controller for a DP ship are effective so that the DP ship can maintain the desired position, heading and velocities in the existence of varying environment disturbances.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51278058)111 Project on Information of Vehicle-Infrastructure Sensing and ITS(No.B14043)+1 种基金the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province,China(No.2018JQ6091)the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Colleges,Chang’an University in China(Nos.310824150012,310824130248,310824141003,310824153103,310824151033,310824164004,300102328204 and 2014G1241046)
文摘Vehicle positioning is critical for inter-vehicle communication, navigation, vehicle monitoring and tracking. They are regarded as the core technology ensuring safety in everyday-driving. This paper proposes an enhanced vehicle ego-localization method based on streetscape image database. It is most useful in the global positioning system(GPS) blind area. Firstly, a database is built by collecting streetscape images, extracting dominant color feature and detecting speeded up robust feature(SURF) points. Secondly, an image that the vehicle shoots at one point is analyzed to find a matching image in the database by dynamic programming(DP)matching. According to the image similarity, several images with higher probabilities are selected to realize coarse positioning. Finally, different weights are set to the coordinates of the shooting location with the maximum similarity and its 8 neighborhoods according to the number of matching points, and then interpolating calculation is applied to complete accurate positioning. Experimental results show that the accuracy of this study is less than 1.5 m and its running time is about 3.6 s. These are basically in line with the practical need. The described system has an advantage of low cost, high reliability and strong resistance to signal interference, so it has a better practical value as compared with visual odometry(VO) and radio frequency identification(RFID) based approach for vehicle positioning in the case of GPS not working.
文摘随着海洋开发的深入,目前市场需要更多的带动力定位(Dynamic Positioning,DP)系统的起重船,使得吊装工程业主方对DP模式下船舶的定位能力提出了越来越高的要求。国外某系统服务商已开发出动力定位模式下的吊重软件(DP Heavy Lift)及配套设备。因此,将重点说明一艘国内某型起重船在海上进行DP Heavy Lift试验的组织与实施,希望对后续同类型项目的 DP Heavy Lift海上试验具有一定的借鉴意义。
