As mobile robots venture into more difficult environments, more complex state-space paths are required to move safely and efficiently. The difference between mission success and failure can be determined by a mobile robots capacity to effectively navigate such paths in the presence of disturbances. This paper describes a technique for mobile robot model predictive control that utilizes the structure of a regionalmotion plan to effectively search the local continuum for an improved solution. The contribution, a receding horizon model-predictive control (RHMPC) technique, specifically addresses the problem of path following and obstacle avoidance through geometric singularities and discontinuities such as cusps, turn-in-place, and multi-point turn maneuvers in environments where terrain shape and vehicle mobility effects are non-negligible. The technique is formulated as an optimal controller that utilizes a model-predictive trajectory generator to relax parameterized control inputs initialized from a regional motion planner to navigate safely through the environment. Experimental results are presented for a six-wheeled skid-steered field robot in natural terrain.
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Howard, T. M., Green, C. J., & Kelly, A. (2010). Receding horizon model-predictive control for mobile robot navigation of intricate paths. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 62, 69–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13408-1_7
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