Energy-efficient control of a thruster-assisted position mooring system using neural Q-learning techniques

Thruster-assisted position mooring (PM) systems use both mooring lines and thrusters to maintain the position and heading of marine structures in ocean environments. In order to operate in an energy-efficient manner in moderate sea conditions, appropriate setpoints need to be found for the feedback controller, where the mooring system counteracts the main environmental loads and the thrusters reduce the oscillatory motion of the marine...