Experimental study on fine motion control of underwater robots

This paper considers thruster dead zones and saturation limits, which are nonlinear elements that complicate fine motion control of underwater robots. If the vehicle is configured with redundant thrusters, the respective dead zones and their surrounding nonlinear regions could be avoided by implementing a null motion solution for the command input of the vehicle. This solution is derived from the vehicle's geometry and is realized before the application of the motion control algorithm. The result is an improvement in system performance exclusive of the implemented controller type. The approach is illustrated through simulation and experiment with an underwater robot, ODIN.

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