Modular Design and Implementation of Formation Motion Planning System for Multi-unmanned Vehicles

Yijing Song, Jingshuo Lyu, Shaozhun Wei, Hao Fang, Qingkai Yang*

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Abstract

This article develops a motion planning system that combines path planning and formation control for multi-unmanned vehicles. The system adopts a modular design method, including three parts: path planning, formation control, and communication. The overall navigation system employs a leader-following strategy. Considering the ambient environment, the leader vehicle generates an optimal trajectory and corresponding velocity control commands by using the Time Elastic Band (TEB) path planning technique. The control module uses the distributed control scheme for altering the followers’ velocity, aiming to follow the leader vehicle and form the expected formation. The communication module uses UDP communication strategy to transmit parameter information among vehicles. Finally, based on the proposed motion planning system, we conducted formation obstacle avoidance experiments in ROS to verify the effectiveness of the designed structure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2023 7th Chinese Conference on Swarm Intelligence and Cooperative Control - Swarm Guidance Technologies
EditorsGuo-Ping Jiang, Mengyi Wang, Zhang Ren
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages580-590
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789819733392
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event7th Chinese Conference on Swarm Intelligence and Cooperative Control, CCSICC 2023 - Nanjing, China
Duration: 24 Nov 202327 Nov 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume1204 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference7th Chinese Conference on Swarm Intelligence and Cooperative Control, CCSICC 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period24/11/2327/11/23

Keywords

  • Multi-unmanned Vehicle Formation
  • Path planning
  • ROS

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