Nonlinear Modeling and Identification of Underwater Thruster

Abstract:

Complexity in modeling an underwater thruster analytically, leave system identification approached a good option on developing accurate dynamic model for underwater thruster. Nonlinearity of the system due to fluid solid interaction such as, hydrodynamic force hitting the propeller blade make the system identification became a trivial task. This paper presents nonlinear modeling and identification of the underwater thruster from input–output measurement. The system was fully submerged, and current was varied as the input and the output thrust was measured using load cell. Nonlinear Hammerstein method is chosen for identification of the system. The results are numerically and graphically presented. The nonlinear system identification with second order linear dynamics gave the best result, where is the model, can fit up to 82 % of the real response of the thrust. The finding of the model can be utilized in the future to improve underwater vehicle performance by developing optimum control algorithm.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 622-623)
• Pages: 1217-1220
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.622-623.1217
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: A.B. Husaini, K. Anam, Samad Zahurin, M.R. Arshad
• Keywords: Hammerstein-Weiner Model, Nonlinear Identification, Underwater Thruster, Underwater Vehicle

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