This paper describes the application of model reference adaptive control (MRAS) to
automatic steering of ships. The main advantages in this case are the simplified controller …

This paper describes the design of an autopilot for rudder roll stabilization for ships. This
autopilot uses the rudder not only for course keeping but also for reduction of the roll. The …

This paper describes modern autopilots for ships. The development of modern optimal and
adaptive control theories, together with the availability of inexpensive and fast digital …

An autopilot for ships designed with the aid of fuzzy sets is investigated. For this design the
steering behaviour of a human controller is translated into a fuzzy mathematical model. The …

In this paper an adaptive autopilot has been designed based on model reference adaptive
control, which is able to realize an optimum behaviour of the ship steering system, under …

In recent years one of the major topics of research is that of adaptive control systems. A
sufficiently general definition of adaptive control is difficult to give, because there are many …

In these lecture notes various forms of model reference adaptive systems are discussed. We
start with an intuitive approach, showing that basic feedback ideas help to find algorithms …

This paper gives a survey of the design of a controller for rudder roll stabilisation. Besides a
review of earlier results, which were reported at the Seventh Ship Control Systems …

This paper discusses some design issues of mechatronic systems. New tools for the design
of controllers are needed in order to apply more advanced control algorithms in an industrial …

This paper discusses the possibilities for roll stabilisation of a ship by means of the rudder. It
presents mathematical models for the ship's dynamics, the disturbances, eg waves, and the …