Tracking control of autonomous vehicles via backstepping method with dynamic surface control

This paper discusses a trajectory tracking control problem for the development of autonomous vehicles. The reference trajectory is generated by a kinematic model which is nonholonomically constrained not to skid at the rear drive wheels. A nonlinear dynamical controller to follow the trajectory is p...

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Main Authors: Makoto YOKOYAMA, Koji NISHIKAWA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2025-03-01
Series:Mechanical Engineering Journal
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/12/3/12_24-00455/_pdf/-char/en
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description This paper discusses a trajectory tracking control problem for the development of autonomous vehicles. The reference trajectory is generated by a kinematic model which is nonholonomically constrained not to skid at the rear drive wheels. A nonlinear dynamical controller to follow the trajectory is proposed by applying backstepping (BS) method, together with Dynamic Surface Control (DSC) to solve the so called “problem of explosion of terms in the BS method”. Ultimate boundedness of the closed-loop system is investigated. Finally, simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed controller.
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spelling doaj-art-69e0da7c62d2457fb275e7cc77e0aa472025-08-20T02:43:28ZengThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersMechanical Engineering Journal2187-97452025-03-0112324-0045524-0045510.1299/mej.24-00455mejTracking control of autonomous vehicles via backstepping method with dynamic surface controlMakoto YOKOYAMA0Koji NISHIKAWA1Engineering Department, Niigata UniversityEngineering Department, Niigata UniversityThis paper discusses a trajectory tracking control problem for the development of autonomous vehicles. The reference trajectory is generated by a kinematic model which is nonholonomically constrained not to skid at the rear drive wheels. A nonlinear dynamical controller to follow the trajectory is proposed by applying backstepping (BS) method, together with Dynamic Surface Control (DSC) to solve the so called “problem of explosion of terms in the BS method”. Ultimate boundedness of the closed-loop system is investigated. Finally, simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed controller.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/12/3/12_24-00455/_pdf/-char/enautonomous drivingnonlinear controlcontroller designback-stepping methoddynamic surface controlstability analysisultimate boundness
spellingShingle Makoto YOKOYAMA
Koji NISHIKAWA
Tracking control of autonomous vehicles via backstepping method with dynamic surface control
Mechanical Engineering Journal
autonomous driving
nonlinear control
controller design
back-stepping method
dynamic surface control
stability analysis
ultimate boundness
title Tracking control of autonomous vehicles via backstepping method with dynamic surface control
title_full Tracking control of autonomous vehicles via backstepping method with dynamic surface control
title_fullStr Tracking control of autonomous vehicles via backstepping method with dynamic surface control
title_full_unstemmed Tracking control of autonomous vehicles via backstepping method with dynamic surface control
title_short Tracking control of autonomous vehicles via backstepping method with dynamic surface control
title_sort tracking control of autonomous vehicles via backstepping method with dynamic surface control
topic autonomous driving
nonlinear control
controller design
back-stepping method
dynamic surface control
stability analysis
ultimate boundness
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/12/3/12_24-00455/_pdf/-char/en
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