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Stabilization of an Underactuated X4-AUV Using a Discontinuous Control Law

Keigo Watanabe, Kiyotaka Izumi, Isaku Nagai

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In this paper, stabilization of a class of second-order nonholonomic systems in canonical chained form is investigated. We first derive the dynamic model of an underactuated X4-AUV with six degrees-of-freedom (DOF) and four thrusters using Lagrange approach. Then the system is written in control-affine form by applying a partial linearization technique and a dynamic controller based on Astolfi’s discontinuous control is derived by using transformations of coordinate and input to obtain locally asymtotically stable response. A simulation is conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the present approach to controlling the origin of the system.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21535%2FProICIUS.2011.v7.378

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