Abstract
An adaptive control method for offshore cranes without requiring velocity feedback, in which parameters of an offshore crane system are obtained, and a three-dimensional dynamic model of an offshore crane system is constructed based on ship's roll and pitch motions; a total energy function is constructed based on the three-dimensional dynamic model, and an energy change is described according to a change rate of a total energy of the offshore crane system; based on the three-dimensional dynamic model, auxiliary variables are constructed to replace a velocity signal of a state variable in a controller; based on an inverse trigonometric saturation function and the auxiliary variables, an adaptive controller without requiring velocity feedback is constructed; and the offshore crane system is controlled based on the adaptive controller for control to realize positioning and sway suppression. An adaptive control system is also provided.