Dual Closed-Loop Trajectory Tracking Control of Air-Ground Amphibious Unmanned Platform in Off-Road Terrain

Rui Zhang, Wei Fan*, Bin Xu, Shouxing Tang, Haiyang Yang, Yujie Wang

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Abstract

Air-ground amphibious robots are becoming the focus of research in the field of robotics, and trajectory tracking control has always been a research hotspot in the field of robotics. Due to the fact that air-ground amphibious unmanned platform often operates in off-road terrain where the roads are non-structured, with high unevenness and strong external interference, it is necessary to study trajectory tracking issues in off-road terrain. This paper proposes a dual closed-loop trajectory tracking controller based on the kinematic model of a tracked robot for addressing the insufficient steering issue during trajectory tracking in off-road terrain for air-ground amphibious unmanned platforms. Based on the preview information, the outer loop uses the model predictive control algorithm to solve the ideal value of combined speed and differential speed of tracks on both sides. For the problem of insufficient steering of the platform in a complex environment, the PID method is used to design the feedback control rate to compensate for insufficient steering. The dual closed-loop controller ensures the optimal control of the platform. Finally, the effectiveness of the dual closed-loop control structure is verified by Matlab / Simulink simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023
EditorsRong Song
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages168-173
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350316308
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023 - Hefei, China
Duration: 13 Oct 202315 Oct 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHefei
Period13/10/2315/10/23

Keywords

  • air-ground amphibious platform
  • dual closed-loop control
  • insufficient steering
  • model predictive control
  • trajectory tracking

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