3DP

A control system model for combined DP station keeping and active roll reduction

Master thesis (2018)

Authors

R.G. de Jong Mechanical Engineering

Contributors

P.R. Wellens (supervisor 1)
A.P. van 't Veer (supervisor 2)
J.W. van Wingerden (supervisor 2)
M. Godjevac (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Mechanical Engineering
Copyright: © 2018 Ruben de Jong
Dynamic Positioning Active roll reduction Dynamic thruster model
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Published Date

05-07-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

A conventional dynamic positioning system is used to control vessel motions in the horizontal plane, i.e. surge, sway and yaw. However, the safety and operability of several offshore operations can be increased when also the roll motion is actively controlled, especially in beam seas. A control system model is proposed for combined thruster induced roll reduction and DP station keeping when the vessel is operating in beam seas. The proposed control system model is applied to a offshore construction vessel and the performance is demonstrated by time domain simulations. The DP footprint is compared to a conventional dynamic positioning control model. The proposed control model enables active roll reduction while the effect on the station keeping performance is unaffected.