Design of Sail-Assisted Unmanned Surface Vehicle Intelligent Control System

Yong Ma, Yujiao Zhao, Jiantao Diao, Langxiong Gan, Huaxiong Bi and Jingming Zhao

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2016, vol. 2016, 1-13

Abstract:

To achieve the wind sail-assisted function of the unmanned surface vehicle (USV), this work focuses on the design problems of the sail-assisted USV intelligent control systems (SUICS) and illustrates the implementation process of the SUICS. The SUICS consists of the communication system, the sensor system, the PC platform, and the lower machine platform. To make full use of the wind energy, in the SUICS, we propose the sail angle of attack automatic adjustment (Sail_4A) algorithm and present the realization flow for each subsystem of the SUICS. By using the test boat, the design and implementation of the SUICS are fulfilled systematically. Experiments verify the performance and effectiveness of our SUICS. The SUICS enhances the intelligent utility of sustainable wind energy for the sail-assisted USV significantly and plays a vital role in shipping energy-saving emission reduction requirements issued by International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1155/2016/2958240

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