Design of an adaptive controller for dive-plane control of a torpedo-shaped AUV

Abstract

Underwater vehicles operating in complex ocean conditions present difficulties in determining accurate dynamic models. To guarantee robustness against parameter uncertainty, an adaptive controller for dive-plane control, based on Lyapunov theory and back-stepping techniques, was proposed. In the closed-loop system, asymptotic tracking of the reference depth and pitch angle trajectories was accomplished. Simulation results were presented which show effective dive-plane control in spite of the uncertainties in the system parameters.

Keywords

adaptive control / back-stepping / trajectory tracking / autonomous underwater vehicle / dive-plane control

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