Floating Moored Platform Position Control System

Objectives:

This research addresses the modelling and design of a floating moored platform with thrusters for controlling the stability of a floating platform.

Methodology:

•  Mathematical models of floating platform mechanisms along with the thruster model have been devised using the transfer function approach.

•  Transfer functions are calculated using the free-body diagrams of the system.

•  When results are analysed, it shows the requirement of an efficient controller due to large disturbances.

•  PID controller is chosen to stabilize the system as it stabilizes the system along with improving the transient response and overshoot error of the system.

•  Results are obtained by implementing the transfer functions in MATLAB and SIMULINK software.