Remote path-following control for a holonomic Mecanum-wheeled robot in a resource-efficient networked control system

[EN] This paper introduces a novel resource-efficient control structure for remote path-following control of autonomous vehicles based on a comprehensive combination of Kalman filtering, non-uniform dual-rate sampling, periodic event-triggered communication, and prediction-based and packet-based con...

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Authors: Carbonell-Lázaro, Rafael|||0000-0002-2573-5041, Cuenca, Ángel|||0000-0003-4466-2666, Salt Llobregat, Julián José|||0000-0002-9640-2658, Casanova Calvo, Vicente|||0000-0002-7040-4815, Aranda-Escolástico, Ernesto
Format: article
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/214866
Online Access:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/214866
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Networked control
Periodic event-triggered communication
Kalman filter
Stochastic stability
Mecanum-wheeled robot
INGENIERIA DE SISTEMAS Y AUTOMATICA
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Summary:[EN] This paper introduces a novel resource-efficient control structure for remote path-following control of autonomous vehicles based on a comprehensive combination of Kalman filtering, non-uniform dual-rate sampling, periodic event-triggered communication, and prediction-based and packet-based control techniques. An essential component of the control solution is a non-uniform dual-rate extended Kalman filter (NUDREKF), which includes an h-step ahead prediction stage. The prediction error of the NUDREKF is ensured to be exponentially mean-square bounded. The algorithmic implementation of the filter is straightforward and triggered by periodic event conditions. The main goal of the approach is to achieve efficient usage of resources in a wireless networked control system (WNCS), while maintaining satisfactory path-following behavior for the vehicle (a holonomic Mecanum-wheeled robot). The proposal is additionally capable of coping with typical drawbacks of WNCS such as time-varying delays, and packet dropouts and disorder. A Simscape Multibody simulation application reveals reductions of up to 93% in resource usage compared to a nominal time-triggered control solution. The simulation results are experimentally validated in the holonomic Mecanum-wheeled robotic platform.