An integrated path-tracking and control allocation method for autonomous racing electric vehicles
Journal article
Authors | Li, B., Lin, C., Ahmadi, J., Longo, S. and Velenis, E. |
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Abstract | In recent years, path-tracking controllers for autonomous passenger vehicles and Control Allocation (CA) methods for handling and stability control have both received extensive discussion in the literature. However, the integration of the path-tracking control with CA methods for autonomous racing vehicles has not attracted much attention. In this study, we design an integrated path-tracking and CA method for a prototype autonomous racing electric vehicle with a particular focus on the maximising the turning speed in tight cornering. The proposed control strategy has a hierarchical structure to improve the computational efficiency: the high-level path-tracking Model Predictive Control (MPC) based on a rigid body model is designed to determine the virtual control forces according to the desired path and desired maximum velocity profile, while the low-level CA method uses a Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programming (QCQP) formulation to distribute the individual control actuator according to the desired virtual control values. The proposed controller is validated in a high-fidelity simulation vehicle model with the computational time of the optimisation controller presented to demonstrate the real-time control performance. |
Keywords | Autonomous vehicle; control allocation; MPC; path-tracking |
Year | 2024 |
Journal | Vehicle Systems Dynamics |
Journal citation | 62 (6), pp. 1517-1540 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
ISSN | 1744-5159 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2023.2242533 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00423114.2023.2242533 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 08 Aug 2023 |
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Deposited | 07 Mar 2024 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/q4zw7/an-integrated-path-tracking-and-control-allocation-method-for-autonomous-racing-electric-vehicles
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