Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems in Offshore Engineering is
a comprehensive treatment of marine mechanical systems (MMS) involved in
processes of great importance such as oil drilling and mineral recovery.
Ranging from nonlinear dynamic modeling and stability analysis of
flexible riser systems, through advanced control design for an
installation system with a single rigid payload attached by thrusters,
to robust adaptive control for mooring systems, it is an authoritative
reference on the dynamics and control of MMS. Readers will gain not only
a complete picture of MMS at the system level, but also a better
understanding of the technical considerations involved and solutions to
problems that commonly arise from dealing with them.
The text provides:
- a complete framework of dynamical analysis and control design for
marine mechanical systems;
- new results on the dynamical analysis of riser, mooring and
installation systems together with a general modeling method for a class
of MMS;
- a general method and strategy for realizing the control objectives of
marine systems with guaranteed stability the effectiveness of which is
illustrated by extensive numerical simulation; and
- approximation-based control schemes using neural networks for
installation of subsea structures with attached thrusters in the
presence of time-varying environmental disturbances and parametric
uncertainties.
Most of the results presented are analytical with repeatable design
algorithms with proven closed-loop stability and performance analysis of
the proposed controllers is rigorous and detailed.
Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems in Offshore Engineering is
primarily intended for researchers and engineers in the system and
control community, but graduate students studying control and marine
engineering will also find it a useful resource as will practitioners
working on the design, running or maintenance of offshore platforms.
