A service issue that can adversely affect the performance of many undersea vehicles in general application is either over or under weight operation. Depth keeping precision can be impacted when a vehicle is launched at a weight different from that specified in the nominal flight control system design. As a result, overall maneuvering performance and the vehicle application objectives can be significantly impacted. This paper presents a compensation method based on simple expansion of the vehicle’s autopilot depth controller trim schedule. Expansion is defined relative to a vehicle’s nominally fixed weight-buoyancy flight control equilibrium trim design point and refers to practical variances in both net buoyancy and buoyancy-weight center geometric offset. This implementation requires only a simple, highly feasible, dry dockside launch under/overweight measurement for operational flight static reference. Off weight compensation is enabled by a priori determination of the vehicle’s steady speed, straight-horizontal flight path, body pitch, and elevator trim angles when subjected to the expected set range of weight-buoyancy variations. The method and implementation are outlined. A depth step change maneuver, using a high fidelity autopilot-software-in-the-loop maneuvering simulation, is examined to verify the implementation feasibility and effectiveness.
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ASME 2017 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference
October 11–13, 2017
Tysons, Virginia, USA
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- Dynamic Systems and Control Division
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978-0-7918-5828-8
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Undersea Vehicle Autopilot Off Weight Design Compensation
Colin D. Begg,
Colin D. Begg
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Daniel J. Bowman,
Daniel J. Bowman
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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A. Scott Lewis
A. Scott Lewis
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Colin D. Begg
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Daniel J. Bowman
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
A. Scott Lewis
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Paper No:
DSCC2017-5131, V002T21A002; 8 pages
Published Online:
November 14, 2017
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Begg, CD, Bowman, DJ, & Lewis, AS. "Undersea Vehicle Autopilot Off Weight Design Compensation." Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. Volume 2: Mechatronics; Estimation and Identification; Uncertain Systems and Robustness; Path Planning and Motion Control; Tracking Control Systems; Multi-Agent and Networked Systems; Manufacturing; Intelligent Transportation and Vehicles; Sensors and Actuators; Diagnostics and Detection; Unmanned, Ground and Surface Robotics; Motion and Vibration Control Applications. Tysons, Virginia, USA. October 11–13, 2017. V002T21A002. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DSCC2017-5131
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