This paper addresses a major issue in planning the trajectories of under-actuated autonomous vehicles based on neurodynamic optimization.A receding-horizon vehicle trajectory planning task is formulated as a sequentia...This paper addresses a major issue in planning the trajectories of under-actuated autonomous vehicles based on neurodynamic optimization.A receding-horizon vehicle trajectory planning task is formulated as a sequential global optimization problem with weighted quadratic navigation functions and obstacle avoidance constraints based on given vehicle goal configurations.The feasibility of the formulated optimization problem is guaranteed under derived conditions.The optimization problem is sequentially solved via collaborative neurodynamic optimization in a neurodynamics-driven trajectory planning method/procedure.Simulation results with under-actuated unmanned wheeled vehicles and autonomous surface vehicles are elaborated to substantiate the efficacy of the neurodynamics-driven trajectory planning method.展开更多
This paper addresses the parallel control of autonomous surface vehicles subject to external disturbances,state constraints,and input constraints in complex ocean environments with multiple obstacles.A safety-certifie...This paper addresses the parallel control of autonomous surface vehicles subject to external disturbances,state constraints,and input constraints in complex ocean environments with multiple obstacles.A safety-certified parallel model predictive control scheme with collision-avoiding capability is proposed for autonomous surface vehicles in the framework of parallel control.Specifically,an extended state observer is designed by leveraging historical and real-time data for concurrent learning to map the motion of autonomous surface vehicles from its physical system to its artificial counterpart.A parallel model predictive control law is developed on the basis of the artificial system for both physical and artificial autonomous surface vehicles to realize virtual-physical tracking control of vehicles subject to state and input constraints.To ensure safety,highorder discrete control barrier functions are encoded in the parallel model predictive control law as safety constraints such that collision avoidance with obstacles can be achieved.A recedinghorizon constrained optimization problem is constructed with the safety constraints encoded by control barrier functions for parallel model predictive control of autonomous surface vehicles and solved via neurodynamic optimization with projection neural networks.The effectiveness and characteristics of the proposed method are demonstrated via simulations for the safe trajectory tracking and automatic berthing of autonomous surface vehicles.展开更多
In view of the high energy consumption and low response speed of the traditional hydraulic system for an injection molding machine,a servo motor driven constant pump hydraulic system is designed for a precision inject...In view of the high energy consumption and low response speed of the traditional hydraulic system for an injection molding machine,a servo motor driven constant pump hydraulic system is designed for a precision injection molding process,which uses a servo motor,a constant pump,and a pressure sensor,instead of a common motor,a constant pump,a pressure proportion valve,and a flow proportion valve.A model predictive control strategy based on neurodynamic optimization is proposed to control this new hydraulic system in the injection molding process.Simulation results showed that this control method has good control precision and quick response.展开更多
This paper investigates the path-guided distributed formation control of networked autonomous surface vehicles(ASVs)subject to model uncertainties and environmental disturbances.A safety-certified path-guided coordina...This paper investigates the path-guided distributed formation control of networked autonomous surface vehicles(ASVs)subject to model uncertainties and environmental disturbances.A safety-certified path-guided coordinated control method is proposed for multiple ASVs to achieve a distributed formation in obstacle environments.Specifically,a neural predictor with a high-order tuner is presented to approximate unknown nonlinearities with accelerated learning performance.Subsequently,control Lyapunov functions(CLFs)and control barrier functions(CBFs)are constructed for mapping stability constraints and safety constraints on states to control inputs.A quadratic optimization problem is constructed with the norm of control inputs as the objective function,CLFs and CBFs as constraints.Neurodynamic optimization is used to deal with the quadratic programming problem and generate the optimal kinetic control signals,thereby attaining the desired safe formation.Unlike the high-order CBF,a CBF backstepping method is proposed to establish safety constraints such that repeated time derivatives of system nonlinearities can be avoided.The multi-ASVs system is ensured to be input-to-state safe irrespective of high-order relative degree.Through the Lyapunov theory,the multi-ASVs system is proven to be input-to-state stable.Finally,simulation results are presented to validate the efficacy of the presented safety-certified distributed formation control for networked ASVs.展开更多
基金supported in part by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China(11202318,11203721)the Australian Research Council(DP200100700)。
文摘This paper addresses a major issue in planning the trajectories of under-actuated autonomous vehicles based on neurodynamic optimization.A receding-horizon vehicle trajectory planning task is formulated as a sequential global optimization problem with weighted quadratic navigation functions and obstacle avoidance constraints based on given vehicle goal configurations.The feasibility of the formulated optimization problem is guaranteed under derived conditions.The optimization problem is sequentially solved via collaborative neurodynamic optimization in a neurodynamics-driven trajectory planning method/procedure.Simulation results with under-actuated unmanned wheeled vehicles and autonomous surface vehicles are elaborated to substantiate the efficacy of the neurodynamics-driven trajectory planning method.
基金supported in part by the National Science and Technology Major Project(2022ZD0119902)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52471372,623B2018,62203015,62233001)+4 种基金the Liaoning Revitalization Leading Talents Program(XLYC2402054)the Key Basic Research of Dalian(2023JJ11CG008)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(3132023508)the Collaborative Research Fund of Hong Kong Research Grants Council(C1013-24G)the Cultivation Program for the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Dalian Maritime University(2023YBPY005).
文摘This paper addresses the parallel control of autonomous surface vehicles subject to external disturbances,state constraints,and input constraints in complex ocean environments with multiple obstacles.A safety-certified parallel model predictive control scheme with collision-avoiding capability is proposed for autonomous surface vehicles in the framework of parallel control.Specifically,an extended state observer is designed by leveraging historical and real-time data for concurrent learning to map the motion of autonomous surface vehicles from its physical system to its artificial counterpart.A parallel model predictive control law is developed on the basis of the artificial system for both physical and artificial autonomous surface vehicles to realize virtual-physical tracking control of vehicles subject to state and input constraints.To ensure safety,highorder discrete control barrier functions are encoded in the parallel model predictive control law as safety constraints such that collision avoidance with obstacles can be achieved.A recedinghorizon constrained optimization problem is constructed with the safety constraints encoded by control barrier functions for parallel model predictive control of autonomous surface vehicles and solved via neurodynamic optimization with projection neural networks.The effectiveness and characteristics of the proposed method are demonstrated via simulations for the safe trajectory tracking and automatic berthing of autonomous surface vehicles.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61203299)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2013QNA4021)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(Nos.Y1110135 and LY12F03018)the Qianjiang Talents Program of Zhejiang Province,China(No.2013R10047)
文摘In view of the high energy consumption and low response speed of the traditional hydraulic system for an injection molding machine,a servo motor driven constant pump hydraulic system is designed for a precision injection molding process,which uses a servo motor,a constant pump,and a pressure sensor,instead of a common motor,a constant pump,a pressure proportion valve,and a flow proportion valve.A model predictive control strategy based on neurodynamic optimization is proposed to control this new hydraulic system in the injection molding process.Simulation results showed that this control method has good control precision and quick response.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.52471372in part by the Key Basic Research of Dalian under Grant No.2023JJ11CG008+3 种基金in part by the Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Liaoning Province under Grant Nos.2024-BS-012 and 2023-BS-077in part by the Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China under Grant No.2024M751980in part by the Bolian Research Funds of Dalian Maritime University and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant Nos.3132024601,3132023508in part by the Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Maritime Technology and Safety under Grant No.SKLMTA-DMU2024Y3。
文摘This paper investigates the path-guided distributed formation control of networked autonomous surface vehicles(ASVs)subject to model uncertainties and environmental disturbances.A safety-certified path-guided coordinated control method is proposed for multiple ASVs to achieve a distributed formation in obstacle environments.Specifically,a neural predictor with a high-order tuner is presented to approximate unknown nonlinearities with accelerated learning performance.Subsequently,control Lyapunov functions(CLFs)and control barrier functions(CBFs)are constructed for mapping stability constraints and safety constraints on states to control inputs.A quadratic optimization problem is constructed with the norm of control inputs as the objective function,CLFs and CBFs as constraints.Neurodynamic optimization is used to deal with the quadratic programming problem and generate the optimal kinetic control signals,thereby attaining the desired safe formation.Unlike the high-order CBF,a CBF backstepping method is proposed to establish safety constraints such that repeated time derivatives of system nonlinearities can be avoided.The multi-ASVs system is ensured to be input-to-state safe irrespective of high-order relative degree.Through the Lyapunov theory,the multi-ASVs system is proven to be input-to-state stable.Finally,simulation results are presented to validate the efficacy of the presented safety-certified distributed formation control for networked ASVs.
