Path planning for ships assisted by the icebreaker in ice-covered waters in the Northern Sea Route based on optimal control

Y Shu, Y Zhu, F Xu, L Gan, PTW Lee, J Yin, J Chen - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to develop an innovative model based on optimal control to optimize the
shipping path of the fleet, including icebreakers and following ships in continuous time and …

Global-local hierarchical path planning scheme for unmanned surface vehicles under dynamically unforeseen environments

L Zhao, Y Bai, JK Paik - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) should be allowed to respond to dynamic ocean
environments and self-adjust their paths safely and efficiently. In this paper, considering the …

Adaptive path following control for wave gliders in ocean currents and waves

P Yu, Y Zhou, X Sun, H Sang, S Zhang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a design method is presented for path following control of wave gliders (WGs)
subject to velocity and rudder input constraints, as well as marine currents and wave …

Research on the maneuverability and path following control of the wave glider with a propeller-rudder system

S Zhang, H Sang, X Sun, F Liu, Y Zhou, P Yu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The wave glider (WG) is a pioneering surface autonomous unmanned vehicle driven by
wave energy and solar energy, which theoretically has the possibility of unlimited …

A real-time local path planning algorithm for the wave glider based on time-stamped collision detection and improved artificial potential field

S Zhang, H Sang, X Sun, F Liu, Y Zhou, P Yu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The local path planning technology of wave gliders (WGs) is faced with two inherent
difficulties: the impact of the complex marine environment on the path and the weak …

A contour-based path planning method for terrain-aided navigation systems with a single beam echo sounder

D Ma, T Ma, Y Li, Y Ling, Y Ben - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
Underwater terrain-aided navigation (TAN) methods with a single beam echo sounder
(SBES) have the potential to facilitate long-term underwater navigation for underwater …

A new hybrid path planning method for the sailboat architecture wave glider in the wind field environment

S Zhang, D Yu, H Sang, X Sun, F Liu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
To ensure efficient sailing of the SWG in complex marine environments and maintain its
controllability in upwind or downwind conditions, a hybrid path planning method is proposed …

The maneuverability analysis of the wave glider with a propeller-rudder system

F Liu, Z Chang, S Zhang, X Sun, H Sang, X Wang… - Ocean …, 2024 - Elsevier
The wave glider (WG) is an ocean observation platform that utilizes wave energy drive and
solar energy power supply. The propeller of the WG with a propeller-rudder system partly …

Orientation control of the Wave Glider with uncertain environment disturbances and unknown variable hydrodynamics coefficients: Theory and simulation

H Wen, X Li, Z Liang, B Yao, L Lian - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This research proposes an Adaptive Sliding Mode Control method to solve the yaw angle
control problem of the Wave Glider with complex uncertain environment disturbances …

A survey of path planning of industrial robots based on rapidly exploring random trees

S Luo, M Zhang, Y Zhuang, C Ma, Q Li - Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Path planning is an essential part of robot intelligence. In this paper, we summarize the
characteristics of path planning of industrial robots. And owing to the probabilistic …