Currently,the cranes used at sea do not have enough flexibility,efficiency,and safety.Thus,this study proposed a floating multirobot coordinated towing system to meet the demands for offshore towing.Because of the fle...Currently,the cranes used at sea do not have enough flexibility,efficiency,and safety.Thus,this study proposed a floating multirobot coordinated towing system to meet the demands for offshore towing.Because of the flexibility of rope-driven robots,the one-way pulling characteristics of the rope,and the floating characteristics of the base,towing robots are easily overturned.First,the spatial configuration of the towing system was established according to the towing task,and the kinematic model of the towing system was established using the coordinate transformation.Then,the dynamic model of the towing system was established according to the rigid-body dynamics and hydrodynamic theory.Finally,the stability of the towing system was analyzed using the stability cone method.The simulation experiments provide a reference for the practical application of the floating multirobot coordinated towing system,which can improve the stability of towing systems by changing the configuration of the towing robot.展开更多
This study investigates the wet towing characteristics of an integrated wellhead platform supported by a bucket foundation.These characteristics are crucial for optimizing offshore construction efficiency and enabling...This study investigates the wet towing characteristics of an integrated wellhead platform supported by a bucket foundation.These characteristics are crucial for optimizing offshore construction efficiency and enabling the development of small marginal oil fields.The wet towing behavior of the integrated wellhead platform was explored through a combination of physical experiments and numerical simulations.Physical experiments were conducted to validate the accuracy of the numerical simulations.Subsequently,numerical simulations were employed to determine the impacts of towing speed and wave direction on the towing process of the integrated wellhead platform.Finally,the impact of compartment failure due to bulkhead damage on towage stability was analyzed.Findings indicate that the wave and towing directions influence the motion of the platform at various degrees of freedom.The platform demonstrates optimal stability when towing against waves,particularly when the towing direction aligns at a specific angle relative to the wave direction.In addition,a controlled increase in towing speed within a specific range effectively mitigates roll and pitch motions,which enhances the overall tow stability of the platform.Notably,compartment failure has an adverse effect on the towing stability,particularly in aft compartments.Therefore,it requires careful consideration and attention in practical engineering scenarios.展开更多
For the development of an integrated rounded rectangular wellhead platform with a bucket foundation,a model test was conducted to study the towing motion response of such a structure under still water and wave conditi...For the development of an integrated rounded rectangular wellhead platform with a bucket foundation,a model test was conducted to study the towing motion response of such a structure under still water and wave conditions.The influence of various factors on the floating stability of the structure was investigated through alterations of the towing conditions(draft,towing point position,and wave conditions),and the related influencing mechanism was analyzed.Comparison and analysis were performed to determine the changes in the structure motion pattern and various effects of towing conditions on the structure during towing in still water and regular waves.Moreover,the influence of each factor on the structure’s motion response during towing was analyzed using the Apriori algorithm.In addition,for the simulation of the towing process under actual sea conditions,a towing test was performed under irregular waves,and the stability of towing in irregular waves was compared with that in regular waves.展开更多
Given the unconstrained characteristics of the multi-robot coordinated towing system,the rope can only provide a unidirectional constraint force to the suspended object,which leads to the weak ability of the system to...Given the unconstrained characteristics of the multi-robot coordinated towing system,the rope can only provide a unidirectional constraint force to the suspended object,which leads to the weak ability of the system to resist external disturbances and makes it difficult to control the trajectory of the suspended object.Based on the kinematics and statics of the multi-robot coordinated towing system with fixed base,the dynamic model of the system is established by using the Newton-Euler equations and the Udwadia-Kalaba equations.To plan the trajectories with high stability and strong control,trajectory planning is performed by combining the dynamics and stability of the towing system.Based on the dynamic stability of the motion trajectory of the suspended object,the stability of the suspended object is effectively improved through online real-time planning and offline manual adjustment.The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by comparing the motion stability of the suspended object before and after planning.The results provide a foundation for the motion planning and coordinated control of the towing system.展开更多
With the rapid development of large-scale development of marginal oilfields in China,simple wellhead platforms that are simple in structure and easy to install have become an inevitable choice in the process of oilfie...With the rapid development of large-scale development of marginal oilfields in China,simple wellhead platforms that are simple in structure and easy to install have become an inevitable choice in the process of oilfield development.However,traditional simple wellhead platforms are often discarded after a single use.In pursuit of a more costeffective approach to developing marginal oilfields,this paper proposes a new offshore oil field development facility—an integrated bucket foundation for wellhead platform.To verify the safety of its towing behavior and obtain the dynamic response characteristics of the structure,this paper takes a bucket integrated bucket foundation for wellhead platform with a diameter of 40 m as the research object.By combining physical model tests and numerical simulations,it analyzes the static stability and dynamic response characteristics of the structure during towing,complete with the effects of the draft,wave height,wave period,and towing point height,which produce the dynamic responses of the structure under different influence factors,such as roll angle,pitch angle,heave acceleration and towing force as well as the sensibility to transport variables.The results show that the integrated bucket foundation for wellhead platform is capable of self-floating towing,and its movement is affected by the local environment,which will provide a reference for actual projects.展开更多
In order to study the towing dynamic properties of the large-scale composite bucket foundation the hydrodynamic software MOSES is used to simulate the dynamic motion of the foundation towed to the construction site.Th...In order to study the towing dynamic properties of the large-scale composite bucket foundation the hydrodynamic software MOSES is used to simulate the dynamic motion of the foundation towed to the construction site.The MOSES model with the prototype size is established as the water draft of 5 and 6 m under the environmental conditions on site.The related factors such as towing force displacement towing accelerations in six degrees of freedom of the bucket foundation and air pressures inside the bucket are analyzed in detail.In addition the towing point and wave conditions are set as the critical factors to simulate the limit conditions of the stable dynamic characteristics.The results show that the large-scale composite bucket foundation with reasonable subdivisions inside the bucket has the satisfying floating stability.During the towing process the air pressures inside the bucket obviously change little and it is found that the towing point at the waterline is the most optimal choice.The characteristics of the foundation with the self-floating towing technique are competitive for saving lots of cost with few of the expensive types of equipment required during the towing transportation.展开更多
Air-floating towing beha viors of multi-bucket foundation plat form （MBFP） are investigated with the 1/20-scale model tests and hydrodynamic so ftware MOSES. MOSES numerical model was val idated by test results, and...Air-floating towing beha viors of multi-bucket foundation plat form （MBFP） are investigated with the 1/20-scale model tests and hydrodynamic so ftware MOSES. MOSES numerical model was val idated by test results, and M OSES prototype model of MBFP can eliminate scale effect of model. The influences of towing factors of to wing speed, water depth, freeboard, and w ave direction on air-floating tow ing stability of MBFP were analyzed by model tests and validated MOSES prototype mod el. It is sho wn that the re duction of towing sp eed can effectively d ecrease the to wing force and surge acceleration to improve towing stability. Water depth is another f actor in towing s tability. Obvious shallow water effect will appear in shallow water with sma ll water depth-draft ratio and it w ill disappear gradually and air-floating towing becomes more stable with the increase of water depth. Accelerations of surge, s way and heave are small and they have modest changes when freeboard increases from 0.5 to 2 m. For MBFP, the freeboard is not suggested to be larger than 2 m in following wave. Wave direction has large influence on the towing stability, the surge acceleration and towing force are sensitive to the va riation of wave direction, the surge acceleration and towing force in following wave （0°） and counter wave （180°） are much larger than that in transverse sea （90°and 270°）.展开更多
On-road driving emissions of six liquefied natural gas(LNG) and diesel semi-trailer towing vehicles(STTVs) which met China Emission Standard IV and V were tested using Portable Emission Measurement System(PEMS) in nor...On-road driving emissions of six liquefied natural gas(LNG) and diesel semi-trailer towing vehicles(STTVs) which met China Emission Standard IV and V were tested using Portable Emission Measurement System(PEMS) in northern China.Emission characteristics of these vehicles under real driving conditions were analyzed and proved that on-road emissions of heavy-duty vehicles(HDVs) were underestimated in the past.There were large differences among LNG and diesel vehicles, which also existed between China V vehicles and China IV vehicles.Emission factors showed the highest level under real driving conditions, which probably be caused by frequent acceleration, deceleration, and start-stop.NOx emission factors ranged from 2.855 to 20.939 g/km based on distance-traveled and 6.719–90.557 g/kg based on fuel consumption during whole tests, which were much higher than previous researches on chassis dynamometer.It was inferred from tests that the fuel consumption rate of the test vehicles had a strong correlation with NOx emission, and the exhaust temperature also affected the efficiency of Selected Catalytic Reduction(SCR) aftertreatment system, thus changing the NOx emission greatly.THC emission factors of LNG vehicles were 2.012–10.636 g/km, which were much higher than that of diesel vehicles(0.029–0.185 g/km).Unburned CH4 may be an important reason for this phenomenon.Further on-road emission tests, especially CH4 emission test should be carried out in subsequent research.In addition, the Particulate Number(PN) emission factors of diesel vehicles were at a very high level during whole tests, and Diesel Particulate Filter(DPF)should be installed to reduce PN emission.展开更多
The influence of towing speed on the effectiveness of the 4-sided impact roller using earth pressure cells(EPCs)is investigated.Two field trials were undertaken;the first trial used three EPCs placed at varying depths...The influence of towing speed on the effectiveness of the 4-sided impact roller using earth pressure cells(EPCs)is investigated.Two field trials were undertaken;the first trial used three EPCs placed at varying depths between 0.5 m and 1.5 m with towing speeds of 9-12 km/h.The second used three EPCs placed at a uniform depth of 0.8 m,with towing speeds of 5-15 km/h.The findings from the two trials confirmed that towing speed influences the pressure imparted to the ground and hence compactive effort.This paper proposes that the energy imparted to the ground is best described in terms of work done,which is the sum of the change in both potential and kinetic energies.Current practice of using either kinetic energy or gravitational potential energy should be avoided as neither can accurately quantify rolling dynamic compaction(RDC)when towing speed is varied.展开更多
Among the promising application of autonomous surface vessels(ASVs)is the utilization of multiple autonomous tugs for manipulating a floating object such as an oil platform,a broken ship,or a ship in port areas.Consid...Among the promising application of autonomous surface vessels(ASVs)is the utilization of multiple autonomous tugs for manipulating a floating object such as an oil platform,a broken ship,or a ship in port areas.Considering the real conditions and operations of maritime practice,this paper proposes a multi-agent control algorithm to manipulate a ship to a desired position with a desired heading and velocity under the environmental disturbances.The control architecture consists of a supervisory controller in the higher layer and tug controllers in the lower layer.The supervisory controller allocates the towing forces and angles between the tugs and the ship by minimizing the error in the position and velocity of the ship.The weight coefficients in the cost function are designed to be adaptive to guarantee that the towing system functions well under environmental disturbances,and to enhance the efficiency of the towing system.The tug controller provides the forces to tow the ship and tracks the reference trajectory that is computed online based on the towing angles calculated by the supervisory controller.Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can make the two autonomous tugs cooperatively tow a ship to a desired position with a desired heading and velocity under the(even harsh)environmental disturbances.展开更多
An improved numerical method is used to simulate the dynamic behavior of a two part towing cable systems during turnings. In U turns and full turns, periodical heave motions are found both for the towed vehicle and fo...An improved numerical method is used to simulate the dynamic behavior of a two part towing cable systems during turnings. In U turns and full turns, periodical heave motions are found both for the towed vehicle and for the depressor. Periodic motions of the subsea units and of the cable surface tension are closely related to the turning parameters, such as turning velocity and turning radius. System parameters, such as length of the second cable and the vehicle bydrodynamics, also damp turning instability.展开更多
An immersed body boundary method is adopted to track the motions of a towing cylinder, and a homogenous multiphase Eulerian-Eulerian fluid approach is used to capture the free surface. The Reynolds average Navier-Stoc...An immersed body boundary method is adopted to track the motions of a towing cylinder, and a homogenous multiphase Eulerian-Eulerian fluid approach is used to capture the free surface. The Reynolds average Navier-Stockes(RANS) solver is applied to all gird nodes to deal with different velocities of the nodes that are in the body boundary, near the boundary and out of the boundary and their effect on the fluid. The towing cylinder resistance at different submerged depths in the tank is presented. The simulation results are compared with the experimental data, and the method is verified and validated. Finally, the hydrodynamic characters of the cylinder are discussed further. The numerical and experimental results show that at high speeds, the deeper the cylinder submerges, the lower resistance it suffers. The resistance coefficient trough is obtained at Froude number in the range of 0.3 < F r < 0.4. These phenomena can provide some suggestions on the small waterplane area twin hull(SWATH) design.展开更多
To investigate the natural frequencies and towing behaviors of a 3-bucket foundation platform at different drafts, the decay and towing experiments were carried out in a towing tank on a scale of 1:20. The air pressur...To investigate the natural frequencies and towing behaviors of a 3-bucket foundation platform at different drafts, the decay and towing experiments were carried out in a towing tank on a scale of 1:20. The air pressure inside the bucket foundations, the water pressure at the bottom of the bucket foundations, the acceleration of the platform and the towing force were determined in the test process. The time-history curves of the measured parameters were obtained, and the frequency responses of the parameters at different drafts were analyzed by means of fast Fourier transform(FFT). The results showed that the platform natural frequency of heave decreased slightly with the rise of draft. The natural frequencies of roll and pitch are much lower than that of heave, and they increased slightly with the increase of draft. When towing in the following sea, the maximum acceleration of surge, sway and heave has downward trends with the increase of draft, but the change range decreased gradually with the increase of draft. When the draft is 5.0 m(the ratio of draft to bucket height is 0.56), the towing dynamic responses achieve the maximum, which is not conducive to the towing of the platform. When the draft is 6.0 m(the ratio of draft to bucket height is 0.67), the towing dynamic responses are the most stable.展开更多
In this paper, a method for predicting the position of towline is presented. The location of the finite node is determined by installing fixed spaced attitude sensors in towline arrays, then the appropriate objective ...In this paper, a method for predicting the position of towline is presented. The location of the finite node is determined by installing fixed spaced attitude sensors in towline arrays, then the appropriate objective functions are selected for water depth profile and course profile respectively, and the interpolation fitting method is combined with the determined predicted positions. Through the hydrodynamic analysis of the existing towing cable’s underwater motion, the position of the towing cable under the steady state motion is obtained as the reference basis, and two methods are put forward, which are improved spline interpolation method, polynomial fitting method and multivariate nonlinear regression analysis. In the case of steady state motion, the two methods are compared and compared with the hydrodynamic simulation results. Finally, a more suitable method is selected as the basis of cable location inversion and applied to deep-sea towing operations.展开更多
The off-bottom tow is an important method to lay pipeline for offshore oil and gas transportation in shallow water area. During the off-bottom towing operation, the actions such as sea current resistance, friction for...The off-bottom tow is an important method to lay pipeline for offshore oil and gas transportation in shallow water area. During the off-bottom towing operation, the actions such as sea current resistance, friction force of seabed, pontoon buoyancy, and tow force of tugboat can cause large deformation and fatigue damage to the pipeline. In order to keep the pipeline in safety, the lateral and vertical defomlations of pipeline must be controlled within an appropriate range. Theoretical study is carried out in the paper on the environmental forees acting on pipeline, pontoons and chaias, and the confimation of tow parameters including tow forces of tugboat, number of pontoons and length of chains. Then the pipeline in the off-bettom towing process may be simplified into a continuous beam with elastic supports under the concentrated and distributed forces. A finite element method is applied to achieve numerical solutions describing the distributions of deformation and stress along the pipeline. The results show that the lateral shape of the pipeline is like an arc with the maximal deformation appearing at the middle of the pipeline. The distributions of stress are similar between two arbitrary pontoons. Moreover, both deformation and stress have the inverse relation with the tow forces of tugboat.展开更多
The key to achieving the optimal design of towed cables,maintaining numerical simulation accuracy,and achieving precise control of the towed body lies in sensitivity analysis.However,the traditional global sensitivity...The key to achieving the optimal design of towed cables,maintaining numerical simulation accuracy,and achieving precise control of the towed body lies in sensitivity analysis.However,the traditional global sensitivity analysis method presents challenges such as high calculation costs and low accuracy.To ad-dress these issues,this paper introduces polynomial chaos expansion(PCE)to quantitatively analyze the impact of uncertainties in physical and environmental parameters on the position and attitude of the towed cable.Latin hypercube sampling is employed to obtain sample sets of input parameters,and these samples are applied to the lumped mass method to calculate the end position coordinates of the towed cable,which serves as the output response.PCE is utilized to quantitatively compute the Sobol global sensitivity index of the towed cable parameters.The accuracy of the PCE model is verified,and the op-timal degree of basis functions is selected using the bias-variance trade-off.The advantages of PCE are demonstrated by comparing it with the Monte Carlo and Morris methods.The results indicate that PCE accurately calculates the global sensitivity index of towed cable parameters even with a limited sample size.Under the condition of a fixed cable length,the position and attitude of the towed cable are sensi-tive to the current rate,liquid density,cable diameter,normal drag coefficient,and specific gravity.The feasibility and efficiency of PCE applied to the sensitivity analysis of towed cable parameters is verified,and recommendations for the engineering application of towed cables are summarized.展开更多
Composite bucket foundation and one-step installation technology for offshore wind turbine are the integration of foundation construction,transportation and whole installation at sea.The cost of offshore wind turbine ...Composite bucket foundation and one-step installation technology for offshore wind turbine are the integration of foundation construction,transportation and whole installation at sea.The cost of offshore wind turbine construction and installation has been largely reduced.Foundation stability is the key technology in the process of towing transportation.Field observation data can reflect the real state of the foundation.In this paper,the influence of water depth and towing speed on liquid level,the compartment pressure,and the pitch angles during towing of composite bucket foundation are studied.These data are analyzed based on the field measurements data from a 3.3 MW offshore wind power project in China.The results show that with varied water depths and towing speeds,the compartment pressure changes are small during the bucket foundation towing process.The offshore wind turbine composite bucket foundation is stable while being towed in the ocean.展开更多
Multi-robot coordinated towing system is an under-constrained system.The dynamic response of the towing system can not be fully controlled since the rope can only provide a unidirectional constraint force to the suspe...Multi-robot coordinated towing system is an under-constrained system.The dynamic response of the towing system can not be fully controlled since the rope can only provide a unidirectional constraint force to the suspended object.Based on the kinematics of the multi-robot coordinated towing system with fixed-base,the Newton-Euler equations and Udwadia-Kalaba equations were used to establish the dynamics of the towing system.To obtain the motion trajectories with high stability and strong control,the motion trajectories of the towing system were optimized.During the towing,the transition from the relaxation state to the tension state of the rope was treated as a collision between the suspended object and the robot end.The trajectories of the towing system in terms of a single-variable and multiple-variable were solved,respectively.The simulation shows that the optimized trajectories are closer to reality and truly reflect the constraints of the ropes on the suspended object.The research results provide a basis for trajectory planning and control of the towing system.展开更多
Cranes used at sea have some shortcomings in terms of flexibility,efficiency,and safety.Therefore,a floating multi-robot coordinated towing system is planned to fulfill the offshore towing requirements.It is difficult...Cranes used at sea have some shortcomings in terms of flexibility,efficiency,and safety.Therefore,a floating multi-robot coordinated towing system is planned to fulfill the offshore towing requirements.It is difficult to study the stability of a floating multi-robot coordinated towing system by ancient strategies.First,the minimum tension of the rope and the minimum singular value of the stiffness matrix were separately used to analyze the load stability.The advantages and disadvantages of the two methods were discussed.Then,the two stability analysis methods were normalized and weighted to obtain the method based on minimum tension and minimum singular to comprehensively analyze the stability of the load.Finally,the effect of different weighting coefficients on the load stability was analyzed,which led to a reasonable weighting coefficient to evaluate the load stability by comparing with a single analysis method.The research results provide a basis for the motion planning and coordinated control of the towing system.展开更多
To analyse the vertical dynamic characteristics of the aircraft towing system under different constraints on the nose landing gear wheels of the aircraft during the towing slip-out mode,a dynamic model of the towing s...To analyse the vertical dynamic characteristics of the aircraft towing system under different constraints on the nose landing gear wheels of the aircraft during the towing slip-out mode,a dynamic model of the towing system considering the constraints between the clamping mechanism and the aircraft nose landing gear wheels was established based on the general towing system dynamic model.On this basis,an analysis was conducted to determine whether considering the aircraft wheel constraints affects the vertical vibration acceleration of the towing vehicle and the nose landing gear in low-speed(10 km/h)and high-speed(40 km/h)operating conditions.With the consideration of constraints at both ends of the aircraft wheels,the vertical acceleration of the towing vehicle’s centre of mass increased by 153%and 172%at low speed and high speed,respectively,compared to not considering the aircraft wheel constraints.Additionally,with the consideration of constraints at both ends of the aircraft wheels,the vertical acceleration of the nose landing gear’s centre of mass decreased to 20%and 57%at low speed and high speed,respectively,compared to not considering the aircraft wheel constraints.An analysis of the vertical vibration acceleration of the towing vehicle under different wheel constraint conditions found that the Root Mean Square(RMS)value of the vertical vibration acceleration of the towing vehicle’s centre of mass was minimized when the clamping angles of the clamping mechanism to the nose landing gear wheels were 63◦and 64◦,respectively.Under this clamping angle,the influence of the clamping forces at both ends of the clamping mechanism on the vertical vibration acceleration of the towing vehicle was minimal.The research results provide valuable reference for the direct constraints between the clamping mechanism and the nose landing gear wheels in the aircraft towing slip-out system.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51965032the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province of China under Grant No.22JR5RA319+2 种基金the Excellent Doctoral Student Foundation of Gansu Province of China under Grant No.23JRRA842the Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of General Aircraft Maintenance under Grant No.GAMRC2023YB05the Key Research and Development Project of Lanzhou Jiaotong University under Grant No.LZJTUZDYF2302.
文摘Currently,the cranes used at sea do not have enough flexibility,efficiency,and safety.Thus,this study proposed a floating multirobot coordinated towing system to meet the demands for offshore towing.Because of the flexibility of rope-driven robots,the one-way pulling characteristics of the rope,and the floating characteristics of the base,towing robots are easily overturned.First,the spatial configuration of the towing system was established according to the towing task,and the kinematic model of the towing system was established using the coordinate transformation.Then,the dynamic model of the towing system was established according to the rigid-body dynamics and hydrodynamic theory.Finally,the stability of the towing system was analyzed using the stability cone method.The simulation experiments provide a reference for the practical application of the floating multirobot coordinated towing system,which can improve the stability of towing systems by changing the configuration of the towing robot.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52271287).
文摘This study investigates the wet towing characteristics of an integrated wellhead platform supported by a bucket foundation.These characteristics are crucial for optimizing offshore construction efficiency and enabling the development of small marginal oil fields.The wet towing behavior of the integrated wellhead platform was explored through a combination of physical experiments and numerical simulations.Physical experiments were conducted to validate the accuracy of the numerical simulations.Subsequently,numerical simulations were employed to determine the impacts of towing speed and wave direction on the towing process of the integrated wellhead platform.Finally,the impact of compartment failure due to bulkhead damage on towage stability was analyzed.Findings indicate that the wave and towing directions influence the motion of the platform at various degrees of freedom.The platform demonstrates optimal stability when towing against waves,particularly when the towing direction aligns at a specific angle relative to the wave direction.In addition,a controlled increase in towing speed within a specific range effectively mitigates roll and pitch motions,which enhances the overall tow stability of the platform.Notably,compartment failure has an adverse effect on the towing stability,particularly in aft compartments.Therefore,it requires careful consideration and attention in practical engineering scenarios.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52171274)。
文摘For the development of an integrated rounded rectangular wellhead platform with a bucket foundation,a model test was conducted to study the towing motion response of such a structure under still water and wave conditions.The influence of various factors on the floating stability of the structure was investigated through alterations of the towing conditions(draft,towing point position,and wave conditions),and the related influencing mechanism was analyzed.Comparison and analysis were performed to determine the changes in the structure motion pattern and various effects of towing conditions on the structure during towing in still water and regular waves.Moreover,the influence of each factor on the structure’s motion response during towing was analyzed using the Apriori algorithm.In addition,for the simulation of the towing process under actual sea conditions,a towing test was performed under irregular waves,and the stability of towing in irregular waves was compared with that in regular waves.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51965032)the National Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province of China(No.22JR5RA319)+1 种基金the Excellent Dectoral Student Foundation of Gansu Province of China(No.23JRRA842)the Science and Technology Foundation of Gansu Province of China(No.21YF5WA060)。
文摘Given the unconstrained characteristics of the multi-robot coordinated towing system,the rope can only provide a unidirectional constraint force to the suspended object,which leads to the weak ability of the system to resist external disturbances and makes it difficult to control the trajectory of the suspended object.Based on the kinematics and statics of the multi-robot coordinated towing system with fixed base,the dynamic model of the system is established by using the Newton-Euler equations and the Udwadia-Kalaba equations.To plan the trajectories with high stability and strong control,trajectory planning is performed by combining the dynamics and stability of the towing system.Based on the dynamic stability of the motion trajectory of the suspended object,the stability of the suspended object is effectively improved through online real-time planning and offline manual adjustment.The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by comparing the motion stability of the suspended object before and after planning.The results provide a foundation for the motion planning and coordinated control of the towing system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52271287).
文摘With the rapid development of large-scale development of marginal oilfields in China,simple wellhead platforms that are simple in structure and easy to install have become an inevitable choice in the process of oilfield development.However,traditional simple wellhead platforms are often discarded after a single use.In pursuit of a more costeffective approach to developing marginal oilfields,this paper proposes a new offshore oil field development facility—an integrated bucket foundation for wellhead platform.To verify the safety of its towing behavior and obtain the dynamic response characteristics of the structure,this paper takes a bucket integrated bucket foundation for wellhead platform with a diameter of 40 m as the research object.By combining physical model tests and numerical simulations,it analyzes the static stability and dynamic response characteristics of the structure during towing,complete with the effects of the draft,wave height,wave period,and towing point height,which produce the dynamic responses of the structure under different influence factors,such as roll angle,pitch angle,heave acceleration and towing force as well as the sensibility to transport variables.The results show that the integrated bucket foundation for wellhead platform is capable of self-floating towing,and its movement is affected by the local environment,which will provide a reference for actual projects.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51109160)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2012AA051705)+1 种基金the International S&T Cooperation Program of China(No.2012DFA70490)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(No.13JCQNJC06900,13JCYBJC19100)
文摘In order to study the towing dynamic properties of the large-scale composite bucket foundation the hydrodynamic software MOSES is used to simulate the dynamic motion of the foundation towed to the construction site.The MOSES model with the prototype size is established as the water draft of 5 and 6 m under the environmental conditions on site.The related factors such as towing force displacement towing accelerations in six degrees of freedom of the bucket foundation and air pressures inside the bucket are analyzed in detail.In addition the towing point and wave conditions are set as the critical factors to simulate the limit conditions of the stable dynamic characteristics.The results show that the large-scale composite bucket foundation with reasonable subdivisions inside the bucket has the satisfying floating stability.During the towing process the air pressures inside the bucket obviously change little and it is found that the towing point at the waterline is the most optimal choice.The characteristics of the foundation with the self-floating towing technique are competitive for saving lots of cost with few of the expensive types of equipment required during the towing transportation.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51309179)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program,Grant No.2012AA051705)+2 种基金the International S&T Cooperation Program of China(Grant No.2012DFA70490)the State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety(Tianjin University)the Tianjin Municipal Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.13JCYBJC19100)
文摘Air-floating towing beha viors of multi-bucket foundation plat form （MBFP） are investigated with the 1/20-scale model tests and hydrodynamic so ftware MOSES. MOSES numerical model was val idated by test results, and M OSES prototype model of MBFP can eliminate scale effect of model. The influences of towing factors of to wing speed, water depth, freeboard, and w ave direction on air-floating tow ing stability of MBFP were analyzed by model tests and validated MOSES prototype mod el. It is sho wn that the re duction of towing sp eed can effectively d ecrease the to wing force and surge acceleration to improve towing stability. Water depth is another f actor in towing s tability. Obvious shallow water effect will appear in shallow water with sma ll water depth-draft ratio and it w ill disappear gradually and air-floating towing becomes more stable with the increase of water depth. Accelerations of surge, s way and heave are small and they have modest changes when freeboard increases from 0.5 to 2 m. For MBFP, the freeboard is not suggested to be larger than 2 m in following wave. Wave direction has large influence on the towing stability, the surge acceleration and towing force are sensitive to the va riation of wave direction, the surge acceleration and towing force in following wave （0°） and counter wave （180°） are much larger than that in transverse sea （90°and 270°）.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2016YFC0208005)the Open Research Program of State Key Laboratory of Engine Combustion(No.K2018-11).
文摘On-road driving emissions of six liquefied natural gas(LNG) and diesel semi-trailer towing vehicles(STTVs) which met China Emission Standard IV and V were tested using Portable Emission Measurement System(PEMS) in northern China.Emission characteristics of these vehicles under real driving conditions were analyzed and proved that on-road emissions of heavy-duty vehicles(HDVs) were underestimated in the past.There were large differences among LNG and diesel vehicles, which also existed between China V vehicles and China IV vehicles.Emission factors showed the highest level under real driving conditions, which probably be caused by frequent acceleration, deceleration, and start-stop.NOx emission factors ranged from 2.855 to 20.939 g/km based on distance-traveled and 6.719–90.557 g/kg based on fuel consumption during whole tests, which were much higher than previous researches on chassis dynamometer.It was inferred from tests that the fuel consumption rate of the test vehicles had a strong correlation with NOx emission, and the exhaust temperature also affected the efficiency of Selected Catalytic Reduction(SCR) aftertreatment system, thus changing the NOx emission greatly.THC emission factors of LNG vehicles were 2.012–10.636 g/km, which were much higher than that of diesel vehicles(0.029–0.185 g/km).Unburned CH4 may be an important reason for this phenomenon.Further on-road emission tests, especially CH4 emission test should be carried out in subsequent research.In addition, the Particulate Number(PN) emission factors of diesel vehicles were at a very high level during whole tests, and Diesel Particulate Filter(DPF)should be installed to reduce PN emission.
文摘The influence of towing speed on the effectiveness of the 4-sided impact roller using earth pressure cells(EPCs)is investigated.Two field trials were undertaken;the first trial used three EPCs placed at varying depths between 0.5 m and 1.5 m with towing speeds of 9-12 km/h.The second used three EPCs placed at a uniform depth of 0.8 m,with towing speeds of 5-15 km/h.The findings from the two trials confirmed that towing speed influences the pressure imparted to the ground and hence compactive effort.This paper proposes that the energy imparted to the ground is best described in terms of work done,which is the sum of the change in both potential and kinetic energies.Current practice of using either kinetic energy or gravitational potential energy should be avoided as neither can accurately quantify rolling dynamic compaction(RDC)when towing speed is varied.
基金supported by the China Scholarship Council(201806950080)the Researchlab Autonomous Shipping(RAS)of Delft University of Technology,and the INTERREG North Sea Region Grant“AVATAR”funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
文摘Among the promising application of autonomous surface vessels(ASVs)is the utilization of multiple autonomous tugs for manipulating a floating object such as an oil platform,a broken ship,or a ship in port areas.Considering the real conditions and operations of maritime practice,this paper proposes a multi-agent control algorithm to manipulate a ship to a desired position with a desired heading and velocity under the environmental disturbances.The control architecture consists of a supervisory controller in the higher layer and tug controllers in the lower layer.The supervisory controller allocates the towing forces and angles between the tugs and the ship by minimizing the error in the position and velocity of the ship.The weight coefficients in the cost function are designed to be adaptive to guarantee that the towing system functions well under environmental disturbances,and to enhance the efficiency of the towing system.The tug controller provides the forces to tow the ship and tracks the reference trajectory that is computed online based on the towing angles calculated by the supervisory controller.Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can make the two autonomous tugs cooperatively tow a ship to a desired position with a desired heading and velocity under the(even harsh)environmental disturbances.
文摘An improved numerical method is used to simulate the dynamic behavior of a two part towing cable systems during turnings. In U turns and full turns, periodical heave motions are found both for the towed vehicle and for the depressor. Periodic motions of the subsea units and of the cable surface tension are closely related to the turning parameters, such as turning velocity and turning radius. System parameters, such as length of the second cable and the vehicle bydrodynamics, also damp turning instability.
基金Fund of State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University(No.GKZD010059-22)
文摘An immersed body boundary method is adopted to track the motions of a towing cylinder, and a homogenous multiphase Eulerian-Eulerian fluid approach is used to capture the free surface. The Reynolds average Navier-Stockes(RANS) solver is applied to all gird nodes to deal with different velocities of the nodes that are in the body boundary, near the boundary and out of the boundary and their effect on the fluid. The towing cylinder resistance at different submerged depths in the tank is presented. The simulation results are compared with the experimental data, and the method is verified and validated. Finally, the hydrodynamic characters of the cylinder are discussed further. The numerical and experimental results show that at high speeds, the deeper the cylinder submerges, the lower resistance it suffers. The resistance coefficient trough is obtained at Froude number in the range of 0.3 < F r < 0.4. These phenomena can provide some suggestions on the small waterplane area twin hull(SWATH) design.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51309179)Tianjin Municipal Natural Science Foundation(No.14JCQNJC07000)the State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety(Tianjin University)
文摘To investigate the natural frequencies and towing behaviors of a 3-bucket foundation platform at different drafts, the decay and towing experiments were carried out in a towing tank on a scale of 1:20. The air pressure inside the bucket foundations, the water pressure at the bottom of the bucket foundations, the acceleration of the platform and the towing force were determined in the test process. The time-history curves of the measured parameters were obtained, and the frequency responses of the parameters at different drafts were analyzed by means of fast Fourier transform(FFT). The results showed that the platform natural frequency of heave decreased slightly with the rise of draft. The natural frequencies of roll and pitch are much lower than that of heave, and they increased slightly with the increase of draft. When towing in the following sea, the maximum acceleration of surge, sway and heave has downward trends with the increase of draft, but the change range decreased gradually with the increase of draft. When the draft is 5.0 m(the ratio of draft to bucket height is 0.56), the towing dynamic responses achieve the maximum, which is not conducive to the towing of the platform. When the draft is 6.0 m(the ratio of draft to bucket height is 0.67), the towing dynamic responses are the most stable.
文摘In this paper, a method for predicting the position of towline is presented. The location of the finite node is determined by installing fixed spaced attitude sensors in towline arrays, then the appropriate objective functions are selected for water depth profile and course profile respectively, and the interpolation fitting method is combined with the determined predicted positions. Through the hydrodynamic analysis of the existing towing cable’s underwater motion, the position of the towing cable under the steady state motion is obtained as the reference basis, and two methods are put forward, which are improved spline interpolation method, polynomial fitting method and multivariate nonlinear regression analysis. In the case of steady state motion, the two methods are compared and compared with the hydrodynamic simulation results. Finally, a more suitable method is selected as the basis of cable location inversion and applied to deep-sea towing operations.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program,Grant No.2006AA09A105)
文摘The off-bottom tow is an important method to lay pipeline for offshore oil and gas transportation in shallow water area. During the off-bottom towing operation, the actions such as sea current resistance, friction force of seabed, pontoon buoyancy, and tow force of tugboat can cause large deformation and fatigue damage to the pipeline. In order to keep the pipeline in safety, the lateral and vertical defomlations of pipeline must be controlled within an appropriate range. Theoretical study is carried out in the paper on the environmental forees acting on pipeline, pontoons and chaias, and the confimation of tow parameters including tow forces of tugboat, number of pontoons and length of chains. Then the pipeline in the off-bettom towing process may be simplified into a continuous beam with elastic supports under the concentrated and distributed forces. A finite element method is applied to achieve numerical solutions describing the distributions of deformation and stress along the pipeline. The results show that the lateral shape of the pipeline is like an arc with the maximal deformation appearing at the middle of the pipeline. The distributions of stress are similar between two arbitrary pontoons. Moreover, both deformation and stress have the inverse relation with the tow forces of tugboat.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52071215)ponsored by the Oceanic Interdisciplinary Program of Shanghai Jiao Tong University(project number SL2022MS003).
文摘The key to achieving the optimal design of towed cables,maintaining numerical simulation accuracy,and achieving precise control of the towed body lies in sensitivity analysis.However,the traditional global sensitivity analysis method presents challenges such as high calculation costs and low accuracy.To ad-dress these issues,this paper introduces polynomial chaos expansion(PCE)to quantitatively analyze the impact of uncertainties in physical and environmental parameters on the position and attitude of the towed cable.Latin hypercube sampling is employed to obtain sample sets of input parameters,and these samples are applied to the lumped mass method to calculate the end position coordinates of the towed cable,which serves as the output response.PCE is utilized to quantitatively compute the Sobol global sensitivity index of the towed cable parameters.The accuracy of the PCE model is verified,and the op-timal degree of basis functions is selected using the bias-variance trade-off.The advantages of PCE are demonstrated by comparing it with the Monte Carlo and Morris methods.The results indicate that PCE accurately calculates the global sensitivity index of towed cable parameters even with a limited sample size.Under the condition of a fixed cable length,the position and attitude of the towed cable are sensi-tive to the current rate,liquid density,cable diameter,normal drag coefficient,and specific gravity.The feasibility and efficiency of PCE applied to the sensitivity analysis of towed cable parameters is verified,and recommendations for the engineering application of towed cables are summarized.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52171274)
文摘Composite bucket foundation and one-step installation technology for offshore wind turbine are the integration of foundation construction,transportation and whole installation at sea.The cost of offshore wind turbine construction and installation has been largely reduced.Foundation stability is the key technology in the process of towing transportation.Field observation data can reflect the real state of the foundation.In this paper,the influence of water depth and towing speed on liquid level,the compartment pressure,and the pitch angles during towing of composite bucket foundation are studied.These data are analyzed based on the field measurements data from a 3.3 MW offshore wind power project in China.The results show that with varied water depths and towing speeds,the compartment pressure changes are small during the bucket foundation towing process.The offshore wind turbine composite bucket foundation is stable while being towed in the ocean.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51965032)the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province of China(No.22JR5RA319)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Foundation of Gansu Province of China(No.21YF5WA060)the Excellent Doctoral Student Foundation of Gansu Province of China(No.23JRRA842)。
文摘Multi-robot coordinated towing system is an under-constrained system.The dynamic response of the towing system can not be fully controlled since the rope can only provide a unidirectional constraint force to the suspended object.Based on the kinematics of the multi-robot coordinated towing system with fixed-base,the Newton-Euler equations and Udwadia-Kalaba equations were used to establish the dynamics of the towing system.To obtain the motion trajectories with high stability and strong control,the motion trajectories of the towing system were optimized.During the towing,the transition from the relaxation state to the tension state of the rope was treated as a collision between the suspended object and the robot end.The trajectories of the towing system in terms of a single-variable and multiple-variable were solved,respectively.The simulation shows that the optimized trajectories are closer to reality and truly reflect the constraints of the ropes on the suspended object.The research results provide a basis for trajectory planning and control of the towing system.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51965032)the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province(No.22JR5RA319)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Foundation of Gansu Province(No.21YF5WA060)the Excellent Doctoral Student Foundation of Gansu Province(No.23JRRA842)。
文摘Cranes used at sea have some shortcomings in terms of flexibility,efficiency,and safety.Therefore,a floating multi-robot coordinated towing system is planned to fulfill the offshore towing requirements.It is difficult to study the stability of a floating multi-robot coordinated towing system by ancient strategies.First,the minimum tension of the rope and the minimum singular value of the stiffness matrix were separately used to analyze the load stability.The advantages and disadvantages of the two methods were discussed.Then,the two stability analysis methods were normalized and weighted to obtain the method based on minimum tension and minimum singular to comprehensively analyze the stability of the load.Finally,the effect of different weighting coefficients on the load stability was analyzed,which led to a reasonable weighting coefficient to evaluate the load stability by comparing with a single analysis method.The research results provide a basis for the motion planning and coordinated control of the towing system.
基金supported by the the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant No.3122022066)Postgraduate Research and Innovation Fund,China(Grant No.2022YJS056)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U2033208).
文摘To analyse the vertical dynamic characteristics of the aircraft towing system under different constraints on the nose landing gear wheels of the aircraft during the towing slip-out mode,a dynamic model of the towing system considering the constraints between the clamping mechanism and the aircraft nose landing gear wheels was established based on the general towing system dynamic model.On this basis,an analysis was conducted to determine whether considering the aircraft wheel constraints affects the vertical vibration acceleration of the towing vehicle and the nose landing gear in low-speed(10 km/h)and high-speed(40 km/h)operating conditions.With the consideration of constraints at both ends of the aircraft wheels,the vertical acceleration of the towing vehicle’s centre of mass increased by 153%and 172%at low speed and high speed,respectively,compared to not considering the aircraft wheel constraints.Additionally,with the consideration of constraints at both ends of the aircraft wheels,the vertical acceleration of the nose landing gear’s centre of mass decreased to 20%and 57%at low speed and high speed,respectively,compared to not considering the aircraft wheel constraints.An analysis of the vertical vibration acceleration of the towing vehicle under different wheel constraint conditions found that the Root Mean Square(RMS)value of the vertical vibration acceleration of the towing vehicle’s centre of mass was minimized when the clamping angles of the clamping mechanism to the nose landing gear wheels were 63◦and 64◦,respectively.Under this clamping angle,the influence of the clamping forces at both ends of the clamping mechanism on the vertical vibration acceleration of the towing vehicle was minimal.The research results provide valuable reference for the direct constraints between the clamping mechanism and the nose landing gear wheels in the aircraft towing slip-out system.
