Abstract:To address performance constraints in trajectory tracking of underactuated unmanned surface vehicles (USVs, unmanned surface vehicles), a trajectory tracking control algorithm with performance constraints considering wave disturbances, model uncertainties, and actuator saturation is proposed. A wave disturb-ance model is established based on statistical characteristics of wave spectra, overcoming the limitation of traditional harmonic superposition methods that cannot capture wave randomness. A finite-time disturb-ance observer and a single-parameter neural network are introduced to compensate for wave disturbances and model uncertainties, respectively. A tan-type barrier Lyapunov function is adopted to constrain track-ing errors of underactuated USVs, and a finite-time auxiliary dynamic system is designed to address input saturation issues. The rationality and effectiveness of the control strategy are validated through SimuNPS numerical simulations while demonstrating system error convergence.