Actuator-Based Control Strategies for Marine Vehicles
A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Control Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editors
Interests: motion control; ship berthing system; dynamic positioning system design and application; vibration control
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Dear Colleagues,
Actuator-based control strategies play an important role in advancing marine vehicle technology, where precise and reliable operation is essential amid complex operating conditions. These control strategies take into account the characteristics of actuators, such as thrust saturation, response delays, nonlinear behavior, actuator fault, variable actuating configurations, etc., to enhance the stability, efficiency, and adaptability of marine vehicle operations. Actuator-based approaches provide integrated and practical control solutions, bridging the gap between control theory and real-life application, moving forward in the direction of sophisticated automated control and fully autonomous technology for marine vehicles.
This Special Issue will collect exciting and valuable results in the field. Contributions are welcome on topics that are related, but not limited, to the following:
- Actuator dynamics modeling, analysis and design;
- Control allocation, coordination and optimization;
- Hybrid propulsion and control systems for vessels;
- Energy efficiency in actuator operation;
- Dynamic positioning systems (DPSs);
- Motion control problems of underwater, surface and aerial marine vehicles;
- Fault-tolerant control;
- Other control applications for offshore and onshore systems.
We look forward to your valuable contributions.
Prof. Dr. Young-Bok Kim
Dr. Thinh Huynh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- actuator-based control
- motion control
- marine vehicle
- control allocation
- optimization
- navigation
- unmanned vehicles
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