Construction and experimental verification research of a magnetic detection system for submarine pipelines based on a two-part towed platform

With the acceleration of the investigation and development of marine resources,the detection and location of submarine pipelines have become a necessary part of modern marine engineering.Submarine pipelines are a typical weak magnetic anomaly target,and their magnetic anomaly detection can only be realized within a certain distance.At present,a towfish or an autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV)is mainly used as the platform to equip magnetometers close to the submarine pipelines for magnetic anomaly detection.However,the mother ship directly affects the towfish,thus causing control interference.The AUV cannot detect in real time,which affects the magnetic anomaly detection and creates problems regarding detection efficiency.Meanwhile,a two-part towed platform has convenient control,thus reducing the interference of the towed mother ship and real-time detection.If the platform can maintain constant altitude sailing through the controller,the data accuracy in the actual magnetic anomaly detection can be guaranteed.On the basis of a two-part towed platform,a magnetic detection system with constant altitude sailing ability for submarine pipelines was constructed in this study.In addition,experimental verification was conducted.The experimental verification research shows that the constant altitude sailing experiment of the two-part towed platform verifies that the platform has good constant altitude sailing ability in both a hydrostatic environment and the actual marine environment.Meanwhile,the offshore magnetic anomaly detection experiment of submarine pipelines verifies the stable measurement function of the magnetic field and the function of the system to detect magnetic anomaly of submarine pipelines.

A comparative study on mechanical and vibroacoustic performance of sandwich cylindrical shells with positive,negative,and zero Poisson’s ratio cellular cores

Deep-sea submersibles are significant mobile platforms requiring multi-functional capabilities that are strongly determined by the constituent materials.Their cylindrical protective cover can be advanced by designing their sandwiched cellular materials whose physical properties can be readily parameterized and flexibly tuned.Porous honeycomb materials are capable of possessing tuned positive,negative,or zero Poisson’s ratios(PPR,NPR,and ZPR),which is expected to produce distinct physical performance when utilized as a cellular core of cylindrical shells for the deep-sea submersibles.A novel cylindrical meta-structure sandwiched with the semi-re-entrant ZPR metamaterial has been designed as well as its similarly-shaped sandwich cylindrical shell structures with PPR and NPR honeycombs.The mechanical and vibroacoustic performance of sandwich cylindrical shells with cellular materials featuring a full characteristic range of Poisson’s ratios are then compared systematically to explore their potential for engineering applications on submerged pressure-resistant structures.The respective unit cells are designed to feature an equivalent load-bearing capability.Physical properties of pressure resistance,buckling,and sound insulation are simulated,respectively,and the orders of each property are then generalized by systematic comparison.The results indicate that the PPR honeycomb core takes advantage of higher structural strength and stability while the ZPR one yields better energy absorption and sound insulation behavior.The NPR one yields moderate properties and has the potential for lower circumferential deformation.The work explores the application of cellular materials with varied Poisson’s ratios and provides guidance for the multi-functional design of sandwich cylindrical meta-structures.

Hull forms of small high-speed wave-piercing monohull crafts and hydrodynamics study

Wave-piercing design is a revolution in hull design for small high-speed boats to operate in adverse sea conditions. To study hydrodynamics of the small high speed wave piercing monohull craft systematically, four typical small high-speed wave-piercing monohull crafts were developed, and validated CFD methods were adopted to calculate hull resistances and motions. The resistances and hull motions of these high-speed wave piercing monohull crafts in calm water and waves were obtained and compared. Obvious operating differences can be observed. High-speed wave piercing monohull crafts with slender and twisted planing hulls have smaller resistance at high speed, but the dynamic effects increase as sea conditions worsen. The high-speed wave-piercing monohull craft with a slim multi-chine hull maintains in waves for softer hull motions but suffers the disadvantages of larger resistance. The high-speed wave piercing monohull craft with a triangular hull shows no obvious advantages compared with the other types.

Model Predictive Control for Steering System of Water-Jet Propulsion

Water-jet propulsion is a widely applied ship propulsion technology.Its steering control system has an important impact on manoeuvre performance.In this paper,transfer function model is firstly established on the basis of mechanism analysis of water-jet steering system.Then,by considering the variability of model parameters and input constraints in practical operation,a model predictive controller is designed for steering system control.Subsequently,model based disturbance observer is employed in an attempt to reject environmental disturbances.The performance of the proposed model predictive control (MPC) scheme for a particular steering system is compared with that of conventional proportional integral derivative (PID) control strategy.Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed model predictive controller outperforms conventional PID controller,particularly in robustness,response delay and tracking accuracy.