Abstract: We present a double-layered control algorithm to plan the local trajectory for automated trucks equipped with four hub motors. The main layer of the proposed control algorithm consists of a main layer nonlinear model predictive control (MLN-MPC) controller and a secondary layer nonlinear MPC (SLN-MPC) controller. The MLN-MPC controller is applied to plan a dynamically feasible trajectory, and the SLN-MPC controller is designed to limit the longitudinal slip of wheels within a stable zone to avoid the tire excessively slipping during traction. Overall, this is a closed-loop control system. Under the off-line co-simulation environments of AMESim, Simulink, dSPACE, and TruckSim, a dynamically feasible trajectory with collision avoidance operation can be generated using the proposed method, and the longitudinal wheel slip can be constrained within a stable zone so that the driving safety of the truck can be ensured under uncertain road surface conditions. In addition, the stability and robustness of the method are verified by adding a driver model to evaluate the application in the real world. Furthermore, simulation results show that there is lower computational cost compared with the conventional PID-based control method.

不确定路面附着系数条件下一种基于双层非线性模型预测控制的自动驾驶卡车轨迹规划方法

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