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Fuzzy Logic Trajectory Tracking Controller for a Tanker

Keywords: Ship, Trajectory Tracking, Control, Fuzzy Logic.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 31 ,  Issue 2

Dur  Muhammad  Pathan , Mukhtiar  Ali  Unar , Zeeshan Ali  Memon ,

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