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Main Authors: Verma, Ram Milan Kumar, Kumar, Shashi Ranjan, Arya, Hemendra
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05115
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author Verma, Ram Milan Kumar
Kumar, Shashi Ranjan
Arya, Hemendra
author_facet Verma, Ram Milan Kumar
Kumar, Shashi Ranjan
Arya, Hemendra
contents This work addresses the problem of constrained motion control of the uncrewed surface vessels. The constraints are imposed on states/inputs of the vehicles due to the physical limitations, mission requirements, and safety considerations. We develop a nonlinear feedback controller utilizing log-type Barrier Lyapunov Functions to enforce static and dynamic motion constraints. The proposed scheme uniquely addresses asymmetric constraints on position and heading alongside symmetric constraints on surge, sway, and yaw rates. Additionally, a smooth input saturation model is incorporated in the design to guarantee stability even under actuator bounds, which, if unaccounted for, can lead to severe performance degradation and poor tracking. Rigorous Lyapunov stability analysis shows that the closed-loop system remains stable and that all state variables remain within their prescribed bounds at all times, provided the initial conditions also lie within those bounds. Numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed strategies for surface vessels without violating the motion and actuator constraints.
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spellingShingle Trajectory Tracking for Uncrewed Surface Vessels with Input Saturation and Dynamic Motion Constraints
Verma, Ram Milan Kumar
Kumar, Shashi Ranjan
Arya, Hemendra
Systems and Control
This work addresses the problem of constrained motion control of the uncrewed surface vessels. The constraints are imposed on states/inputs of the vehicles due to the physical limitations, mission requirements, and safety considerations. We develop a nonlinear feedback controller utilizing log-type Barrier Lyapunov Functions to enforce static and dynamic motion constraints. The proposed scheme uniquely addresses asymmetric constraints on position and heading alongside symmetric constraints on surge, sway, and yaw rates. Additionally, a smooth input saturation model is incorporated in the design to guarantee stability even under actuator bounds, which, if unaccounted for, can lead to severe performance degradation and poor tracking. Rigorous Lyapunov stability analysis shows that the closed-loop system remains stable and that all state variables remain within their prescribed bounds at all times, provided the initial conditions also lie within those bounds. Numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed strategies for surface vessels without violating the motion and actuator constraints.
title Trajectory Tracking for Uncrewed Surface Vessels with Input Saturation and Dynamic Motion Constraints
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05115