Trajectory Tracking Control of Unmanned Vehicles via Front-Wheel Driving

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are the fastest commercially available application of unmanned driving technology, and the research significance of unmanned vehicle technology remains substantial. This paper investigates the driving mode of AGVs and proposes a method to extend the kinematic model o...

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Main Authors: Jie Zhou, Can Zhao, Yunpei Chen, Kaibo Shi, Eryang Chen, Ziqi Luo
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/8/10/543
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author Jie Zhou
Can Zhao
Yunpei Chen
Kaibo Shi
Eryang Chen
Ziqi Luo
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Can Zhao
Yunpei Chen
Kaibo Shi
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Ziqi Luo
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description Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are the fastest commercially available application of unmanned driving technology, and the research significance of unmanned vehicle technology remains substantial. This paper investigates the driving mode of AGVs and proposes a method to extend the kinematic model of center-driven unmanned vehicles to front-wheel drive. This change in driving force enables unmanned vehicles to achieve faster tracking and higher consistency, solving the problems of long tracking time and insufficient accuracy in complex environments and reducing production costs. By analyzing the posture relationship of the unmanned vehicle system during movement, we established a posture error system to analyze the trajectory tracking problem. Utilizing Lyapunov stability theory and the concept of backstepping, we designed a control scheme that uses linear velocity and heading angular velocity as variables for the posture error system. This control scheme aims to stabilize the system and achieve synchronized trajectory tracking control of the unmanned vehicle. The impact of control parameters in the controller on tracking performance is also discussed. The final experimental simulation results show that the system error stabilizes, and the unmanned vehicle accurately follows the predetermined trajectory, verifying the feasibility of our proposed method and control scheme.
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spelling doaj-art-a64c393607cd463f83ebc66a28b167d52025-08-20T02:11:12ZengMDPI AGDrones2504-446X2024-10-0181054310.3390/drones8100543Trajectory Tracking Control of Unmanned Vehicles via Front-Wheel DrivingJie Zhou0Can Zhao1Yunpei Chen2Kaibo Shi3Eryang Chen4Ziqi Luo5School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, ChinaAutomated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are the fastest commercially available application of unmanned driving technology, and the research significance of unmanned vehicle technology remains substantial. This paper investigates the driving mode of AGVs and proposes a method to extend the kinematic model of center-driven unmanned vehicles to front-wheel drive. This change in driving force enables unmanned vehicles to achieve faster tracking and higher consistency, solving the problems of long tracking time and insufficient accuracy in complex environments and reducing production costs. By analyzing the posture relationship of the unmanned vehicle system during movement, we established a posture error system to analyze the trajectory tracking problem. Utilizing Lyapunov stability theory and the concept of backstepping, we designed a control scheme that uses linear velocity and heading angular velocity as variables for the posture error system. This control scheme aims to stabilize the system and achieve synchronized trajectory tracking control of the unmanned vehicle. The impact of control parameters in the controller on tracking performance is also discussed. The final experimental simulation results show that the system error stabilizes, and the unmanned vehicle accurately follows the predetermined trajectory, verifying the feasibility of our proposed method and control scheme.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/8/10/543synchronized controltracking controlfront wheeldynamic systemunmanned vehicles
spellingShingle Jie Zhou
Can Zhao
Yunpei Chen
Kaibo Shi
Eryang Chen
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Trajectory Tracking Control of Unmanned Vehicles via Front-Wheel Driving
Drones
synchronized control
tracking control
front wheel
dynamic system
unmanned vehicles
title Trajectory Tracking Control of Unmanned Vehicles via Front-Wheel Driving
title_full Trajectory Tracking Control of Unmanned Vehicles via Front-Wheel Driving
title_fullStr Trajectory Tracking Control of Unmanned Vehicles via Front-Wheel Driving
title_full_unstemmed Trajectory Tracking Control of Unmanned Vehicles via Front-Wheel Driving
title_short Trajectory Tracking Control of Unmanned Vehicles via Front-Wheel Driving
title_sort trajectory tracking control of unmanned vehicles via front wheel driving
topic synchronized control
tracking control
front wheel
dynamic system
unmanned vehicles
url https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/8/10/543
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