Abstract __j8 jEV
In this paper, a model of a futuristic fish farming structure is developed and problems related to interconnected marine structures and )*ckJK
strategies for configuration control are studied. A control system is designed that: (1) ensures limited loading of the mooring system; (2) Ef.4.iDJrR
keeps the chain of surface modules aligned transversely to the incoming current, and; (3) ensures positive strain in the connectors between lWvd" Vlt
the modules. Control actuation is by means of a thruster mounted on the first module, and a hydrofoil mounted on the last module. The 1 1CJT
performance of the control system is demonstrated by simulations, and evaluated by a structural reliability criterion referred to as the Oq6n.:8g"
delta index. ;L2bC3
r 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. I?>T"nV +'
Keywords: Marine systems; Large-scale systems; Interconnected systems; Configuration control; Structural reliability
