• Adaptive Backstepping Control of Ship Speed Tracking and Hybrid Mode Selection. 

      Gao, Fan; Brodtkorb, Astrid H.; Mo, Sigrid Marie; Ren, Zhengru; Sørensen, Asgeir Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This paper investigates the application of adaptive backstepping control to a hybrid power system for ship propulsion, using a main diesel engine in conjunction with a battery for auxiliary power supply. Fuel injection ...
    • Mission Planning and Replanning for ROVs 

      Gao, Fan (Master thesis, 2020)
      This thesis proposes an autonomous mission planning and control architecture for a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). The architecture aims to develop a mission control architecture and apply automated planning on the system ...
    • Modeling and control of ship propulsion with shaft generator and battery storage system 

      Gao, Fan; Brodtkorb, Astrid H.; Zadeh, Mehdi (Chapter, 2022)
      The use of shaft generators in marine applications makes it possible to operate the main engine more efficiently and to provide additional power to the electrical system. This paper develops a dynamic model and controller ...