Unmanned Surface Vehicle Path Following Based on Model Predictive Control

Jianjian Liang, Shoukun Wang, Bo Wang

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Abstract

To deal with the challenging problem of unmanned surface vehicle (USV) path following, a method based on model predictive control (MPC) is designed in this paper. An USV is a typical nonholonomic constrained and under-actuated system, and it has huge inertia while there is no effective brake system to control its drift. In order to follow a given path better, prediction based method should be used to take the future states into account. The kinetic model of USV has been established to simulate the prediction horizon while the inertia and hydrodynamic forces are considered. Numerical simulations are carried out and demonstrate that the controller can command the USV to follow a series of waypoints smoothly and accurately.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2023 China Automation Congress, CAC 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages5010-5015
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350303759
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2023 China Automation Congress, CAC 2023 - Chongqing, China
Duration: 17 Nov 202319 Nov 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2023 China Automation Congress, CAC 2023

Conference

Conference2023 China Automation Congress, CAC 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChongqing
Period17/11/2319/11/23

Keywords

  • model predictive control (MPC)
  • path following
  • unmanned surface vehicle (USV)

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