Robust Maneuver Planning With Scalable Prediction Horizons: A Move Blocking Approach
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Implementation of Model Predictive Control (MPC) on hardware with limited computational resources remains a challenge. Especially for long-distance maneuvers that require small sampling times, the necessary horizon lengths prevent its application on onboard computers. In this letter, we propose a computationally efficient tube-based shrinking horizon MPC that is scalable to long prediction horizons. Using move blocking, we ensure that a given number of decision inputs is efficiently used throughout the maneuver. Next, a method to substantially reduce the number of constraints is introduced. The approach is demonstrated with a helicopter landing on an inclined platform using a prediction horizon of 300 steps. The constraint reduction decreases the computation time by an order of magnitude with a slight increase in trajectory cost.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | IEEE Control Systems Letters |
| Volume | 8 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1907-1912 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISSN | 2475-1456 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
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© 2017 IEEE.
- autonomous systems, computational methods, Predictive control for linear systems, robotics
- Engineering
Research areas
- Control and Optimization
- Control and Systems Engineering
