Backstepping controller with pso for an underactuated X4-AUV

X4-auv is a type of an autonomous underwater vehicle (auv) which has 4 inputs with six degrees of freedoms (6-dofs) in motion and is classified under an underactuated system. controlling an underactuated auv is difficult tasks because of the highly nonlinear dynamic,uncertainties in hydrodynamics behaviour and mostly those systems fails to satisfy brockett’s theorem. it usually required a nonlinear control approach and this paper proposed a backstepping control method with particle swarm optimization (pso) to stabilize an underactuated x4-auv system. in backstepping controller design,accurate parameters are important in order to obtain the maximal and effective response. hence,pso is implemented to obtain optimal parameters for backstepping controller and its carry out by minimizing the fitness function. comparison results illustrated the controller with pso has a smooth and fast transient response into the desired point compared than manually tune controller parameters and also improve the system performances. the validity of the proposed control technique for an underactuated x4-auv demonstrates through simulation. © 2016 penerbit utm press. all rights reserved.