An adaptive VSS control for remotely operated vehicles

Summary The paper is devoted to a new adaptive variable‐structure system (VSS) control algorithm and its applications in underwater robotics. The proposed approach is based on the usage of sliding mode parameter (SMP) in order to have adaptation in VSS. It is demonstrated that the extreme values of SMPs are directly associated with high efficiency of transient processes in VSS. The essence of the presented adaptation algorithm consists on the...