Intelligent Vehicle Robust Trajectory Tracking Algorithm Based on Fuzzy
Adaptive Dynamic Model Predictive Control
Abstract
Model predictive control (MPC) has been widely applied in the field of
autonomous driving; however, it still suffers from poor control accuracy
in extreme conditions. To improve the smoothness and robustness of
intelligent vehicle trajectory tracking, this study tries to investigate
an improved MPC trajectory tracking control for intelligent vehicle,
fuzzy adaptive dynamic model predictive control (FADMPC), with
prediction time-domain dynamic optimization and objective function
weight adaptive regulation. First, in the improved MPC framework, a
vehicle dynamics model with three degrees of freedom is established as
the theoretical vehicle model of MPC controller, and the recursive least
square method (RLS) with forgetting factor is used to timely estimate
tire cornering stiffness considering nonlinear error of the
control-oriented vehicle model. Second, the relationship between the
prediction time domain of the model and factors such as vehicle speed
and road adhesion coefficient is analyzed through simulation. Then, a
dynamic time-domain regulation scheme is determined by using the whale
optimization algorithm (WOA). Third, a fuzzy controller is used to
dynamically adjust the weight coefficient of the lateral displacement
tracking error in the objective function. Last, a series of experiments
is performed on a hardware-in-the-loop platform to validate the
comparison effect of different trajectory tracking controllers on
jointed and bisected adhesion condition roads. Results indicate that the
proposed FADMPC can effectively improve trajectory tracking accuracy and
vehicle stability compared with LQR and even ADMPC controller.