DESIGN AND CONTROL OF A SHIP MOTION SIMULATION PLATFORM FROM AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERSPECTIVE

Authors

  • John Jansen Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
  • Randall Lind Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
  • Lonnie Love Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
  • Peter Lloyd Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
  • John Rowe Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
  • François G. Pin Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

Keywords:

hydraulics, energy efficiency, ship motion simulation platform, sea states

Abstract

Most hydraulic servo systems are designed with little consideration for energy efficiency. Pumps are selected based upon required peak power demands, valves are chosen primarily for their rated flow, actuators for the maximum force. However, the design of a hydraulic servo system has great potential in terms of energy efficiency that has, for the most part, been ignored. This paper describes the design and control of a large-scale ship motion simulation platform that was designed and built at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Office of Naval Research. The primary reasons to incorporate energy-efficiency features into the design are cost and size reduction. A preliminary survey of proposed designs based on traditional motion simulation platform configurations (Stewart Platforms) required hydraulic power supplies approaching 1.22 MW. This manuscript describes the combined design and control effort that led to a system with the same performance requirements, however requiring a primary power supply that was less than 100 kW. The objective of this paper is to illustrate alternative design and control approaches that can significantly reduce the power requirements of hydraulic systems and improve the overall energy-efficiency of large-scale hydraulically actuated systems.

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Author Biographies

John Jansen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

John F. Jansen received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from the University of Florida (‘77 and ’79), and the Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology (’85). He is a Distinguished R&D Staff Member at ORNL for the Robotics and Energetic Systems Group Systems Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research interest are in the design and controls of advanced electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic systems.

Randall Lind, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

Randall F. Lind has been a practicing mechanical engineer since 1976 and has developed and designed automation, actuation, mobility and sensor systems for industrial and military applications. He holds a BS degree from the University of Illinois and a MS degree from the University of Tennessee in mechanical engineering. His current interests include construction automation and miniature hydraulics.

Lonnie Love, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

Dr. Lonnie Love is a Distinguished Research Scientist at ORNL and has been in the Robotics and Energetic Systems Group since 1995. His Ph.D. (1995) in Mechanical Engineering is from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His current research interests include the design and control of fluid powered systems, mesofluidics and nanofermentation for the large scale synthesis of nanomaterials.

Peter Lloyd, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

Peter Lloyd has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy (’79) and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School (’89) and has been a Development Engineer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for 17 years.

John Rowe, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

John Rowe has a BS in Engineering Physics from the University of Oklahoma and an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. He has been a Development Engineer for 33 years, but has been at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the past 26 years developing control system hardware and software.

François G. Pin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

Dr. François G. Pin is a Corporate Fellow and the Group Leader of the Robotics and Energetic Systems Group at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). His M.S. (1978) and Ph.D. (1982) in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Sciences are from the University of Rochester, New York. His current research work includes methodology development for Robotic Mobility and Manipulation Systems, and Intelligent Machines.

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Published

2009-08-01

How to Cite

Jansen, J., Lind, R., Love, L., Lloyd, P., Rowe, J., & Pin, F. G. (2009). DESIGN AND CONTROL OF A SHIP MOTION SIMULATION PLATFORM FROM AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERSPECTIVE. International Journal of Fluid Power, 10(2), 19–28. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/IJFP/article/view/497

Issue

2009: Vol 10 Iss 2

Section

Original Article