Title
Combining local trajectory planning and tracking control for autonomous ground vehicles navigating along a reference path
Abstract
In this paper, we develop an integrated local trajectory planning and control scheme for the navigation of autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) along a reference path with avoidance of static obstacles. Instead of applying traditional cross track-based feedback controllers to steer the vehicle to track the reference path as closely as possible, we decompose the path following task into two subtasks. Firstly, in order to follow the reference path with smooth motions and avoid obstacles as well, we apply an efficient model-based predictive trajectory planner, which considers geometric information of the desired path, kinematic constraints and partial-dynamic constraints to obtain a collision-free, and dynamically-feasible trajectory in each planning cycle. Then, the generated trajectory is fed to the low-level trajectory tracking controller. Relying on the steady-state steering characteristics of vehicles, we develop an internal model controller to track the desired trajectory, while rejecting the negative effects resulting from model uncertainties and external disturbances. Simulation results demonstrate capabilities of the proposed algorithm to smoothly follow a reference path while avoiding static obstacles at a high speed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/ITSC.2014.6957775
ITSC
Keywords
DocType
Citations 
collision avoidance,feedback,mobile robots,road vehicles,steering systems,trajectory control,agv,autonomous ground vehicles navigation,collision-free trajectory,cross track-based feedback controller,dynamically-feasible trajectory,generated trajectory,geometric information,integrated local trajectory planning and control scheme,internal model controller,kinematic constraint,local trajectory planning and tracking control,low-level trajectory tracking controller,model-based predictive trajectory planner,partial-dynamic constraint,path following task,planning cycle,static obstacle avoidance,steady-state steering vehicle characteristics,steering,simulation
Conference
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.43
12
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xiaohui Li1111.70
Zhenping Sun2304.16
Daxue Liu311610.89
Qi Zhu4111.70
Zhenhua Huang5357.64