Switched Three-Dimensional Decoupling Stabilization of Underactuated Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

A three-dimensional stabilization problem for underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles(AUVs)is addressed in this paper.A novel coordinate transformation form consisting of state modifications and input transformations is introduced such that the whole system is divided into two decoupled one-order subsystems.Some switching functions are presented to further decouple the underactuated dynamics and to produce persistently exciting(PE)signals for those underactuated states.Based on the aforementioned results,a quite simple control law is designed to achieve global three-dimensional asymptotic convergence of all states of underactuated AUVs.Comparative simulations are carried out to validate the effectiveness and performance of the proposed control scheme.