Numerical Investigation of the Dynamics for Low Tension Marine Cables

This paper presents a numerical investigation into the dynamics of marine cables which are extensively used in offshore industry. In this numerical study, the Euler-Bernoulli beam model is adopted to develop the governing equations of the cable. Bending stiffness is considered to cope with the low tension problem in local area of towing cable, and thus a more accurate solution with the consideration of the axial elongation can be given.The derived strongly-coupled and nonlinear governing equations are solved by a second-order accurate, implicit,and large time step stable central finite difference method. The quadratically convergent Newton-Raphson iteration method is applied to solving the discrete nonlinear algebraic equations. Then a towed array sonar system(TASS)problem is studied. The numerical solutions agree reasonably well with the experimental data and the simulated results of the references. The specified program of the present paper shows great robustness with high efficiency.     

随机波浪下ROV缆索动力响应无因次分析

建立ROV作业系统垂向一维动力学模型,研究随机波浪激励下的动态响应.利用振动理论对方程无因次处理,得到阻尼比和频率比与响应关系的微分方程.采用双参数的PM波谱作为波浪函数,并对其无因次化.运用龙格库塔法对随机波浪和运动方程进行求解,得到缆索最大张力与各参数的关系,并分析缆索出现松弛的情况,并与谐波激励的响应作对比.结果表明,随机激励下,缆索的最大张力在频域出现多个峰值,在频率很大的范围内保持较大的张力,但峰值张力小于谐波激励的峰值.     

基于ASNLS算法的智能浮标浮潜模型参数辨识

[目的]针对智能浮标大深度浮潜模型难以精确量化的问题,提出一种抗数据饱和及测量噪声的最小二乘算法（ASNLS）,以实现浮潜多参数识别及深度预测。[方法]首先,在智能浮标浮潜运动灰箱模型中引入其执行机构的非线性动作特性以契合实际模型,并将连续型浮潜运动方程转化为离散模式以匹配实际离散的数据采样方式;然后,将离散型运动方程构造为基于相关函数的表达形式,以减弱噪声对参数辨识的影响;最后,通过调整协方差矩阵的取值,实现该浮潜参数辨识算法的抗数据饱和功能。[结果]基于2021年智能浮标在南海的大深度试验数据,开展了浮潜运动模型参数辨识及深度预测,验证结果表明：相较于传统的最小二乘算法及支持向量机算法,ASNLS算法的收敛速度更快（较最小二乘算法提高了31.8%）、深度预测误差更小（不同深度下的平均绝对百分比误差均小于9%）。[结论]ASNLS算法可为智能浮标的深度控制和预报提供有效的浮潜模型支撑。     

水下滑翔机外形设计与水动力计算

水下滑翔机是一种不依靠外部推进装置的水下自主航行器,它通过改变净浮力和浮心位置进行运动,因此要求其具有优良的水动力性能.本文介绍实验室所研制的水下滑翔机的外形设计,对水下滑翔机斜航运动与定常回转运动水动力进行数值计算,并实施拖曳试验,其计算结果与试验结果吻合较好.同时,在湖泊试验中水下滑翔机相继完成了多组锯齿运动和螺旋下潜运动,进一步验证水动力计算结果的准确性,满足工程应用的要求,其结果对水下滑翔机的设计具有一定的指导和借鉴意义.     

Nonlinear pitch control of an underwater glider based on adaptive backstepping approach

Underwater gliders are highly efficient and long-ranged autonomous underwater vehicles. The typical dynamic modeling in the vertical plane is of multi-input multi-output(MIMO), which is underactuated while easily affected by the ambient environment. To resolve the problems of MIMO, the dynamic model is transformed into a single-input single-output(SISO) system with two dubious parameters, and an adaptive backstepping controller is designed and applied in this paper. A Lyapunov function has been established with the total energy of the system converged in the controller. Contrast result of simulation has demonstrated that the derived nonlinear controller has higher tracking precision and faster response than the proportional-integral-derivative(PID) control method,which indicates its excellent capability to deal with the controlling problems of underwater gliders.     

Research on the performance of passive heave compensator for tethered remotely operated vehicle system

A passive heave compensator is designed to enhance the operation safety of a 4.5 km remotely operated vehicle (ROV). This paper proposes a novel idea of designing a compensator with relatively low natural period to optimize gas volume and while adding a special device to remove the problem of ineffectiveness and resonance in long seas. Numerical simulations are done based on serious dynamic model of the whole system, including the compensator, the umbilical tether and the vehicle, solved by the fourth-order Runge-Kutta scheme. The compensator provides great attenuation of motion and tension in most sea states. As the working depth increases, the system natural period decreases, resulting in the occurrence of risk of resonance. By regulating the system damping, the compensator can be effective in these situations.     

水下滑翔机附加质量数值计算

水下滑翔机的附加质量对其运动状态影响较大,本文采用了Hess-Smith（面元法）方法编制了计算任意三维物体附加质量的程序,利用Gambit软件对水下滑翔机进行网格划分,计算出实验室所研制的水下滑翔机附加质量,同时利用CFD（Computational Fluid Dynamics）技术,结合动网格技术和UDF（User-Defined Function）,对水下滑翔机进行了PMM（Planar Motion Mechanism）试验模拟,并与Hess-Smith方法得到的结果进行对比,分析两者之间的特点和各自优势。