发明名称 Dynamic positioning systems and methods
摘要 Dynamic positioning systems and methods for controlling thrusters of a vessel. A dynamic positioning system includes a controller configured to predict position and heading of the vessel and efficiently control the the thrusters based on the predicted position and heading.
申请公布号 US9195234(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.11.24
申请号 US201314085852 申请日期 2013.11.21
申请人 GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LTD. 发明人 Stephens Richard Ian
分类号 G05D1/02;B63H25/42 主分类号 G05D1/02
代理机构 GE Global Patent Operation 代理人 GE Global Patent Operation ;Toppin Catherine J.
主权项 1. A dynamic positioning system, comprising a controller configured to control thrusters, comprising: a processor; anda memory having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: predicting, by the processor, a maximum radial position error and a final radial position error, wherein the maximum radial position error is a maximum distance between a position of a vessel and a target position during a time period, and wherein the final radial position error is a distance between the position of the vessel and the target position at an end of the time period; andcalculating, by the processor, thrust forces for efficient control when each of: a start position is inside a working area, wherein the start position is the position of the vessel at a beginning of the time period;the maximum radial position error is inside a operating area;the final radial position error is inside the working area;the calculating the thrust forces for efficient control comprising calculating, by the processor, thrust forces that are substantially constant with respect to thrust forces at a previous time step; calculating, by the processor, thrust forces for scaled control when the start position is outside the working area the calculation including a gain that is scaled based on a distance between the start position and an edge of the working area and wherein the gain is scaled by a multiplier based on: γ=(pstart−Rin)/(Rout−Rin) wherein pstart is the start position, Rin is a radius of the working area, and Rout is a radius of the operating area.
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