Stabilizing Attitude Control For Mobility Of Wing In Ground (WIG) Craft - A Review

Matdaud, Z.; Zhahir, Amzari; Pua'at, Afifi. A.; Hassan, Aziz; Ahmad, Mumtaz

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/642/1/012005

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“…As such, there are three distinct ground effect regions [24] that present some difficulty in maintaining that optimum advantage [19], especially in the presence of waves that vary in height [42]. The simulation of the longitudinal stability problem was advanced by [43,44], including some lateral stability. A recent Chinese advancement comprises developing an H∞ attitude controller that can accommodate the problem of the change of wave height, with advantages in lateral and directional stability [45].…”

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“…Exploiting underwater gliding subsea is similar to the WIG effect, exploited for greater endurance above the sea. A review this year in [44] explains the propulsive concept of such underwater gliding: "On ingesting water, it becomes negatively buoyant and starts to sink, developing a download component of force. With wings attached to its body, the vehicle can develop lift and drag force in the horizontal plane.…”

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Conceptualising a Hybrid Flying and Diving Craft

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Swidan

2023

JMSE

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This paper introduces the conceptual design of a submersible seaplane that merges the maturity of the wing-in-ground (WIG or ekranoplan) crafts and seaplanes with covert hybrid underwater insertion, travel, and recovery. WIG crafts have a higher lift-to-drag ratio and thus improved endurance, while hybrid crafts have recently become feasible due to advances in materials, electric propulsion, and multi-medium computational fluid dynamics. The reconnaissance design can insert, loiter, and extract from underwater, surfaces if necessary; it can fly in or out of ground effect, keep watch on the sea surface while recharging, and travel underwater. This design minimizes Doppler and infrared signatures to evade the surface wave, backscatter radar systems, and cube satellite arrays typical in contested maritime areas. Five critical enabling technologies are overviewed, showing how they enable a conceptual design. This project was conducted in collaboration with two industrial partners, namely Ron Allum and Thales Australia. The conceptual design has been socialised and confirmed at technical conferences from each core discipline and partly confirmed by a recent Chinese design and testing of a similar hybrid uncrewed aerial vehicle (HUAV). Recommendations are made for improving the conceptual design before proof-of-concept prototype testing. Given the seminal nature of HUAV design and research and some of the unique innovations proposed, the lessons learned from this iteration will likely be significant to other designers and researchers.

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Section: Future Iterationsmentioning

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Conceptualising a Hybrid Flying and Diving Craft

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Swidan

2023

JMSE

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“…In [ 24 ] the authors approach the control problem assuming that the WIG craft operates on a periodically wavy surface, which happens to be a mathematical model of a disturbed sea. In [ 25 ] authors present a comprehensive review on the research on stability control for WIG crafts.…”

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Nonlinear Control Strategies for an Autonomous Wing-In-Ground-Effect Vehicle

Patria

Rossi

Fernández

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Sensors

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Autonomous vehicles are nowadays one of the most important technologies that will be incorporated to every day life in the next few years. One of the most promising kind of vehicles in terms of efficiency and sustainability are those known as Wing-in-Ground crafts, or WIG crafts, a family of vehicles that seize the proximity of ground to achieve a flight with low drag and high lift. However, this kind of crafts lacks of a sound theory of flight that can lead to robust control solutions that guarantees safe autonomous operation in all the cruising phases.In this paper we address the problem of controlling a WIG craft in different scenarios and using different control strategies in order to compare their performance. The tested scenarios include obstacle avoidance by fly over and recovering from a random disturbance in vehicle attitude. MPC (Model Predictive Control) is tested on the complete nonlinear model, while PID, used as baseline controller, LQR (Linear Quadratic Regulator) and adaptive LQR are tested on top of a partial feedback linearization. Results show that LQR has got the best overall performance, although it is seen that different design specifications could lead to the selection of one controller or another.

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“…A Ground Effect Craft (GEC) is an aircraft flying in close proximity to the ground or other flat surfaces. The International Maritime Organization has designated it as a marine vessel (IMO) [1]. By placing a non-compressible surface near an airfoil, flying a GEC would be similar to always driving an aircraft in landing or take off which will lead to crash.…”

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Review on the Development of Wing-In-Ground Crafts

Pua’at,

Zhahir,

Ahmad

et al. 2024

E3S Web Conf.

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This paper focuses on the development of Ground Effect Craft (GEC). The ultimate objective of this paper is to comprehensively outline all publicly disclosed and well-known GECs. The scope of this paper encompasses a review of the design challenges and architectures associated with GECs that have been prevalent for more than 60 years. It delves into research, development, and enhancements of existing GECs throughout their history. In conclusion, considering current technological advances, GECs present substantial opportunities and potential to evolve into a viable mode of transportation, effectively bridging the gap between aircraft and ships. The incentive to overcome the economic challenges associated with fabricating and operating GECs is worthwhile, encouraging exploration and development toward a commercially viable GEC.

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Stabilizing Attitude Control For Mobility Of Wing In Ground (WIG) Craft - A Review

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

Conceptualising a Hybrid Flying and Diving Craft

Conceptualising a Hybrid Flying and Diving Craft

Nonlinear Control Strategies for an Autonomous Wing-In-Ground-Effect Vehicle

Review on the Development of Wing-In-Ground Crafts

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