Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Zhang, Houxiang"
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Design of Digital Planner and 3D Vision System for Robot Bin Picking
Li, Guoyuan; Karlsen, Benjamin; Ytrøy, Vegard Herland; Mork, Ola Jon; Zhang, Houxiang (Chapter, 2023)Robot bin picking plays an important role in modern manufacturing process. In order to make these manufacturing systems more efficient and productive, it is essential to make a valid grasping plan from gripper design, ... -
Detecting Mental Fatigue in Vessel Pilots Using Deep Learning and Physiological Sensors
Monteiro, Thiago Gabriel; Skourup, Charlotte; Aoun Tannuri, Eduardo; Zhang, Houxiang (Chapter, 2019)Nowadays, human related issues are the main causes of accidents in the maritime domain. Among these issues, mental fatigue is responsible for reducing cognitive capabilities, situational awareness, and decision-making ... -
Development of a Deep Learning based Thrust Allocator for Dynamic Positioning of Fully Actuated Vessels
Raghunathan, Rahul Nath (Master thesis, 2021)Dynamic Position (DP) System is an important development in the history of marine vessels and has contributed to the development of various fields such as offshore oil and gas, offshore renewable energy, subsea pipelaying, ... -
Development of a manufacturing system for gear assembly using collaborative robots
Li, Guoyuan; Holseker, Erlend; Khodabandeh, Arvin; Sneltvedt, Isak Gamnes; Bjørnøy, Erik; Zhang, Houxiang (Chapter, 2021)Using robots in manufacturing processes is becoming more and more common. Robots can perform repetitive tasks that are not suitable for humans. Using robots in production can also save both time and money, as well as ... -
Development of a vision-based target exploration system for snake-like robots in structured environments
Li, Guoyuan; Waldum, Håkon Bjerkgaard; Grindvik, Marcus Olai; Jørundl, Ruben Svedal; Zhang, Houxiang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Applying snake-like robots to environmental exploration has been a hot topic for years. How to achieve free navigation for target search in a complex environment in a safe and efficient manner is one of the main tasks that ... -
Development of adaptive locomotion of a caterpillar-like robot based on a sensory feedback CPG model
Li, Guoyuan; Zhang, Houxiang; Zhang, Jianwei; Bye, Robin Trulssen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This paper presents a novel Control mechanism for generating adaptive locomotion of a caterpillar-like robot in complex terrain. Inspired by biological findings in studies of the locomotion of the lamprey, we employ sensory ... -
Development of Onboard Decision Supporting System for Ship Docking Operations
Zhao, Luman; Li, Guoyuan; Knut, Remøy; Wu, Baiheng; Zhang, Houxiang (Chapter, 2020)Maritime operations inevitably influenced by the wind, wave, sea currents, or other perturbations at sea. Providing decision support for these operations based on historical and real-time data of ship status is thus of ... -
A Digital Twin of the Research Vessel Gunnerus for Lifecycle Services: Outlining Key Technologies
Zhang, Houxiang; Li, Guoyuan; Hatledal, Lars Ivar; Chu, Yingguang; Ellefsen, André Listou; Han, Peihua; Major, Pierre Yann; Skulstad, Robert; Wang, Tongtong; Hildre, Hans Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022) -
Directional wave spectrum estimation with ship motion responses using adversarial networks
Han, Peihua; Li, Guoyuan; Skjong, Stian; Zhang, Houxiang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The external environmental conditions around a vessel are essential for efficient and safe ship operation, among which the sea state is of key importance. Considering the ship as a large wave buoy, the sea state can be ... -
Dynamic Modeling and Anti-swing Control of Double Pendulum Payload System of Overhead Crane
Liu, Zizheng; Wang, Shenghai; Chen, Haiquan; Li, Guoyuan; Zhang, Houxiang (Chapter, 2022)In this paper, an anti-swing controller for a double pendulum payload system is proposed using the method of backstepping based on dynamic models. Lagrange equations are used to derive the dynamic equations of the overhead ... -
ECMS 2013 Conference Proceedings
Bye, Robin Trulssen; Zhang, Houxiang; Rekdalsbakken, Webjørn (Book, 2013) -
An effective model-based thruster failure detection method for dynamically positioned ships
Wang, Tongtong; Li, Guoyuan; Skulstad, Robert; Æsøy, Vilmar; Zhang, Houxiang (Chapter, 2020)This paper presents an effective model-based thruster failure detection and isolation method for dynamically positioned (DP) offshore surface vessels. A DP vessel is supposed to maintain its position and heading at a ... -
An effective ship control strategy for collision-free maneuver toward a dock
Shuai, Yonghui; Li, Guoyuan; Xu, jinshan; Zhang, Houxiang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Ship maneuvering toward a dock is a hot research topic in the field of autonomous ships. How to realize autonomous low-speed maneuver to a designated location under environmental disturbances is the fundamental problem at ... -
Enabling Python Driven Co-Simulation Models with PythonFMU
Hatledal, Lars Ivar; Collonval, Frederic; Zhang, Houxiang (Chapter, 2020)This paper introduces PythonFMU, an easy to use framework for exporting Python 3.x code as cosimulation compatible models compliant with version 2.0 of the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI). The framework consists of a ... -
Enhancement of virtual simulator for marine crane operations via haptic device with force feedback
Chu, Yingguang; Zhang, Houxiang; Wang, Wei (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This paper presents simulations of marine crane operations using a haptic device with force feedback. Safe and efficient marine crane operations are challenging under adverse environmental conditions. System testing and ... -
Fault Detection with LSTM-Based Variational Autoencoder for Maritime Components
Han, Peihua; Ellefsen, Andre; Li, Guoyuan; Holmeset, Finn Tore; Zhang, Houxiang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Maintenance routines on ships today follow either a reactive maintenance (RM) or preventive maintenance (PvM) approach. RM can be regarded as post-failure repair, which might create large costs. PvM uses predetermined ... -
Fault Prognostics Using LSTM Networks: Application to Marine Diesel Engine
Han, Peihua; Ellefsen, Andre; Li, Guoyuan; Æsøy, Vilmar; Zhang, Houxiang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Maintenance is the key to ensuring the safe and efficient operation of marine vessels. Currently, reactive maintenance and preventive maintenance are two main approaches used onboard. These approaches are either cost-intensive ... -
A Flexible Network Interface for a Real-time Simulation Framework
Hatledal, Lars Ivar (Master thesis, 2017)This thesis presents a flexible network interface for the real-time simulation framework, Vico. In particular, the interface allows remote clients to connect to simulations over the network using a variety of transport ... -
Flexible Riser Installation Optimisation Based on Virtual Prototyping
Major, Pierre Yann; Yuan, Shuai; Zhang, Houxiang; Blaalid, Inge; Edet, Mathieu; Ferstad, Martin (Chapter, 2019)Flexible riser installations or replacements are operations which need to be accurately planned and trained for. Virtual prototyping (VP) allows engineers to interact with simulation tools in real time (RT) during the ... -
Flexible riser replacement operation based on advanced virtual prototyping
Yuan, Shuai; Major, Pierre Yann; Zhang, Houxiang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)As a critical campaign in the offshore oil and gas engineering, flexible riser replacements involve complex operations that need to be optimized and detailed to factor in trends in the industry. Since it allows engineers ...