Affiliation:
1. Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Abstract
This article proposes a design of a tracking controller for autonomous articulated heavy vehicles (AAHVs) using a nonlinear model predictive control (NLMPC) technique. Despite economic and environmental benefits in freight transportation, articulated heavy vehicles (AHVs) exhibit poor directional performance due to their large sizes, multi-unit vehicle configurations, and high centers of gravity (CGs). AHVs represent a 7.5 times higher risk of traffic accidents than single-unit vehicles (e.g. rigid trucks, cars, etc.) in highway operations. Human driver errors cause about 94% of traffic collisions. However, little attention has been paid to autonomous driving control of AHVs. To increase the safety of AHVs, we design a novel NLMPC-based tracking controller for an AHV, that is, a tractor/semi-trailer combination, and this tracking controller is distinguished from others with the feature of controlling both the lateral and longitudinal motions for both the leading and trailing units. To design the tracking controller, a new prediction AHV model is developed, which represents both the lateral and longitudinal dynamics of the vehicle and captures its rearward amplification feature over high-speed evasive maneuvers. With the proposed tracking controller, the AAHV tracks the predefined reference path and follows a planned forward-speed scheme. Co-simulation demonstrates the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed NLMPC tracking controller.
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