Research Article

Modeling and Fuzzy PDC Control and Its Application to an Oscillatory TLP Structure

Table 2

Input data for three parametric cases.

Subsystem 1

Wave period T 10 s
Structure mass M 100 kg
Structure width4 m

Subsystem 2

Wave period T 12 s
Structure mass M 200 kg
Structure width6 m

Subsystem 3

Wave period T 8 s
Structure mass M 150 kg
Structure width2 m

Others are as follows.
Wave amplitude Ai = 0.5 m; Water depth h  =  20 m; Young's modulus E=107 N/m2; Mass moment of inertia = 10-2m4; Draft d=2 m.