Sliding mode controller for positioning of an underwater vehicle subject to disturbances and time delays

Harun Tugal*, Kamil Cetin, Xiaoran Han, Ibrahim Kucukdemiral, Joshua Roe, Yvan Petillot, M. Suphi Erden

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Abstract

Unmanned underwater vehicles are crucial for deep-sea exploration and inspection without imposing any danger to human life due to extreme environmental conditions. But, designing a robust controller that can cope with model uncertainties, external disturbances, and time delays for such vehicles is a challenge. This paper implements a sliding mode position control algorithm with a time-delay estimation term to a remotely operated underwater vehicle to deal with disturbances, such as waves, and time delays. The controller is implemented on an underwater vehicle (BlueRov) and compared with a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller in a wave tank with different disturbances and when there exist delays within the communication channel. The experimental results show that the proposed control method provides better performance than the conventional PID in the presence of extreme disturbances with less control efforts.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
PublisherIEEE
Pages3034-3039
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728196817
ISBN (Print)9781728196824
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jul 2022
EventIEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation - The Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, United States
Duration: 23 May 202227 May 2022
https://www.icra2022.org (Link to Conference website)

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
ISSN (Print)1050-4729

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Abbreviated titleICRA 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia
Period23/05/2227/05/22
Internet address

Keywords

  • sliding mode controller
  • underwater vehicle
  • deep-sea exploration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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