GNC LAB  

Department of Engineering Cybernetics
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Professor Thor I. Fossen
 Post. Doc. Bjørnar Vik

The Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Laboratory is an experimental laboratory for testing of model ships and semi-submersibles.

A larger model basin, The Marine Cybernetics Laboratory (MCLab), is located at the Department of Marine Technology. Both these basins are testing facilities for marine control systems design.The MCLab was appointed by EU in 2001 as an Marie Curie training site supported by a Marie Curie Host Fellowship Programme.

CyberShip II

Scale Models

CyberShip I: Supply vessel, scale 1:70
(4 azimuthing propellers)
CyberShip II: Supply vessel, scale 1:70
(2 main propellers with rudders and 1 bow thruster)
HydroLaunch: Semi-sub with crane, scale 1:30.

Pictures

GNC-Lab Picture Gallery
Commercial Ships

Videos

Weather Optimal Positioning Control from Norwegian National TV (NRK 1)
Experiment showing automatic control of CyberShip I
Experiment showing acceleration feedback in DP using CyberShip II

NewsLetters

Marine Constructions for the Wave of Century

 


Model basin: 6x10 meters [picture1][picture2]
Equipment:
  • Litton LN-200 and LN-250 inertial measurement units for gyro and acceleration feedback, and VRU-functionality.
  • Matlab/Simulink using Opal and QNX real-time operating system
  • Qualisys infrared cameras for positioning. Ships are equipped with 3 passive markers
  • Ducted van for wind generation.
  • Water pump for current generation
  • Wireless communication link from control room to vessel.
  • Sinusoidal wave maker.

Research Projects:

 
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