A STUDY OF POSITION CONTROL SYSTEM WITH AZIMUTH THRUSTER ACTUATOR OF THE PROPELLER MODEL FOR VESSELS

Abstract

This paper, the method of controlling the propeller thrust direction by PID
controller is presented for the object of the azimuth thruster propeller system
applied to the experimental model ship in dynamic positioning mode. The
azimuth thruster actuator system used in the research is a DC servo motor
simulated by the tool Matlab - Simulink. The results of the study of the azimuth
thruster propeller driver angle actuation system serve as the design basis for the
DP dynamic positioning control system applied on the experimental model ship.
In addition, the results also show the possibility of applying different algorithms
to the azimuth thruster propeller system.