The Open Automation and Control Systems Journal

2015, 7 : 1352-1355
Published online 2015 September 15. DOI: 10.2174/1874444301507011352
Publisher ID: TOAUTOCJ-7-1352

Design of Yacht Course Controller

Pan Weigang and Xiao Hairong
Department of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Shandong Jiaotong University, Shandong Jinan, 250357, P.R. China.

ABSTRACT

The strong non-linearity and uncertainty has an impact on autopilot dynamic constraints and wave interference. So, it is formidable to design yacht course controller with excellent performance. For this, a non-linear control strategy of active disturbance rejection is suggested, and the adaptive ability of the auto disturbance rejection controller is improved on line by genetic algorithm. Experiment shows the yacht heading controller has strong robustness and adaptability to environmental interference.

Keywords:

Active disturbance rejection controller, genetic algorithm, yacht course.