“…For the waypoint tracking of UUVs with the cruciform stern, several design methodologies have been introduced in the literatures, such as sliding model control [1,2], model predictive control [3], backstepping technique [4][5][6], linear matrix inequality (LMI)-based design approach [7]. However, contrary to various research efforts in the case of the cruciform stern, there is a lack of control studies on UUVs with X-stern regardless of the improved control effectiveness of large diameter UUVs (LDUUVs) [8].…”