基于物联网的无人水面艇航行状态监测系统设计

针对无人水面艇(Unmanned Surface Vessel, USV)航行状态监测及试航性能评估试验中的参数获取问题,设计一套USV航行状态监测系统。以物联网(Internet of Things, IoT)3层架构为基础,设计小尺寸、低功耗的监测方案。以多源传感器和STM32微控制器作为感知层,以远距离无线电(Long Range Radio, LoRa)网关及LoRa终端作为数据远程传输途径,以传输控制协议(TCP)作为数据远程传输协议,以云平台作为系统应用层,实现数据采集、传输和应用功能。基于监测系统要求,在应用层设置阈值实现航行状态预警功能。对系统功能及性能进行测试,结果表明,系统横、纵摇精度为±0.02°RMS,风速为(0.2±0.03) m/s,风向为±2.5°,所有监测参数技术指标均符合要求,且丢包率在通信距离小于1.4 km时为1.5%,较传统方法降低约22%。该系统可为进一步完善USV航行状态监测提供技术支持。     

无人艇工程控制课程实践教学平台开发

针对在教学环节中存在的问题，利用计算机技术和工业软件开发无人艇工程控制课程实践教学平台。该平台可进行无人水面艇（Unmanned Surface Vessel，USV）建模及运动轨迹控制。针对USV物理参数的不确定性，根据运动学和动力学模型设计控制器，分析控制器参数对USV运动性能的影响规律。无人艇工程控制课程实践教学平台的建设应用可提升学生对USV的运动操控、故障判断及维护保养能力。     

Dynamic response of a SWATH vessel for installing pre-assembled floating wind turbines

New and efficient installation concepts which can reduce the cost of developing an offshore wind farm are of particular interest. This paper explores a promising concept using the small water-plane area twin-hull vessel (SWATH) to install pre-assembled wind turbines (OWT) onto floating spar foundations. A focus is placed on the hydrodynamic performance of the SWATH and the response analysis of the coupled SWATH-spar system. Firstly, the numerically calculated difference-frequency wave force effect and damping forces of the original SWATH were verified with experimental data. Secondly, the original SWATH was modified to satisfy the criteria of weight-carrying capacity and hydrostatic stability. Thirdly, a multibody numerical model for the SWATH-spar system was developed, in which the hydrodynamic and mechanical couplings between the SWATH and a spar were considered. The SWATH is equipped with a dynamic positioning system to counteract the slow-drift wave force effects. The nonlinear time-domain simulations were carried out for the mating stage when a wind turbine is lifted above the spar foundation. Based on the analysis of statistics of the relative displacement and velocity of the tower bottom and the spar top, the installation concept with SWATH is found to be of decent performance. Finally, recommendations are provided for future research on this concept, which contributes to developing next-generation installation concepts for bottom-fixed and floating wind farms.