Abstract: A ship is generally characterized by three principal elements: the propulsive system, the steering system, and the hull geometry. The interaction between these elements is very strong; therefore, it is essential to be able ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the estimation of the actuator temperature in an electropneumatic system. First, an appropriate nonlinear system that accounts for the actuator temperature dynamics is introduced. Then in order to ...

Abstract: This paper deals with online numerical differentiation of a noisy time signal where new higher order sliding mode differentiators are proposed. The key point of these algorithms is to include a dynamic on the differentiator ...

Abstract: This paper reports results of the impact of a quayside floating system on overtopping. The approach is experimental and analytical. Rectangular floaters in heave motion were considered at various distances from a vertical ...

Abstract: Ship-generated waves and return currents are capable of resuspending significant quantities of bottom and bank sediments. However, most of the previous studies done on the subject do not show how and where sediment is ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the applicability of two state feedback controllers for a class of uniformly controllable and observable nonlinear systems. The first one is based on an appropriate high gain control principle that ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the applicability of two state feedback controllers for a class of uniformly controllable and observable nonlinear systems. The first one is based on an appropriate high gain control principle that ...

Abstract: An automatic procedure to identify the bed friction coefficient is tested on a 2D hydrodynamic model of the Gironde estuary (France). The proposed procedure involves an optimization algorithm based on evolution strategy, ...