Perez T. Ship Motion Control: Course Keeping and Roll Stabilisation Using Rudder and Fins

London: Springer-Verlag, 2005. 300 p. — ISBN10: 1-85233-959-4, ISBN13: 978-1-85233-959-3The book has been written for students, researchers and practitioners of both control engineering and marine technology. Because of the mixed intended audience, much effort has been put into balancing the level of the presentation of topics of control and marine technology. Nevertheless, the reader is assumed to have some background knowledge in linear systems and state-space models, as covered in standard undergraduate control courses.Introduction to Ship Motion ControlShip Modelling for Control
Environmental Disturbances
Kinematics of Ship Motion
Ship Kinetics
Control Surfaces (Actuators)Introduction to Ship Roll Stabilisation
Ship Roll Stabilisation
Ship Motion PerformancePerformance Limitations in Feedback Control with Application to Ship Roll Stabilisers
Linear Performance Limitations
Constrained Performance LimitationsControl System Design for Autopilot with Rudder Roll Stabilisation and Fin Stabilisers
Previous Research in Control of Rudder Roll Stabilisation and Fin Stabilisers
Constrained Control via Optimisation
Control System Design for Autopilots with Rudder Roll Stabilisation
Constrained Control of Fin Stabilisers
Observers and Kalman Filtering
A Benchmark Example: Naval Vessel