A controller which is locally optimal near the origin and globally inverse optimal for the nonlinear system is proposed for path following of over actuated marine crafts with actuator dynamics. The motivation is the e...A controller which is locally optimal near the origin and globally inverse optimal for the nonlinear system is proposed for path following of over actuated marine crafts with actuator dynamics. The motivation is the existence of undesired signals sent to the actuators, which can result in bad behavior in path following. To attenuate the oscillation of the control signal and obtain smooth thrust outputs, the actuator dynamics are added into the ship maneuvering model. Instead of modifying the Line-of-Sight (LOS) guidance law, this proposed controller can easily adjust the vessel speed to minimize the large cross-track error caused by the high vessel speed when it is turning. Numerical simulations demonstrate the validity of this proposed controller.展开更多
This paper presents a new approach to find an approximate solution for the nonlinear path planning problem. In this approach, first by defining a new formulation in the calculus of variations, an optimal control probl...This paper presents a new approach to find an approximate solution for the nonlinear path planning problem. In this approach, first by defining a new formulation in the calculus of variations, an optimal control problem, equivalent to the original problem, is obtained. Then, a metamorphosis is performed in the space of problem by defining an injection from the set of admissible trajectory-control pairs in this space into the space of positive Radon measures. Using properties of Radon measures, the problem is changed to a measure-theo- retical optimization problem. This problem is an infinite dimensional linear programming (LP), which is approximated by a finite dimensional LP. The solution of this LP is used to construct an approximate solution for the original path planning problem. Finally, a numerical example is included to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach.展开更多
In this paper,we consider optimal control of stochastic differential equations subject to an expected path constraint.The stochastic maximum principle is given for a general optimal stochastic control in terms of cons...In this paper,we consider optimal control of stochastic differential equations subject to an expected path constraint.The stochastic maximum principle is given for a general optimal stochastic control in terms of constrained FBSDEs.In particular,the compensated process in our adjoint equation is deterministic,which seems to be new in the literature.For the typical case of linear stochastic systems and quadratic cost functionals(i.e.,the so-called LQ optimal stochastic control),a verification theorem is established,and the existence and uniqueness of the constrained reflected FBSDEs are also given.展开更多
This study is dedicated to the development of a direct optimal control-based algorithm for trajectory optimization problems that accounts for the closed-loop stability of the trajectory tracking error dynamics already...This study is dedicated to the development of a direct optimal control-based algorithm for trajectory optimization problems that accounts for the closed-loop stability of the trajectory tracking error dynamics already during the optimization.Consequently,the trajectory is designed such that the Linear Time-Varying(LTV)dynamic system,describing the controller’s error dynamics,is stable,while additionally the desired optimality criterion is optimized and all enforced constraints on the trajectory are fulfilled.This is achieved by means of a Lyapunov stability analysis of the LTV dynamics within the optimization problem using a time-dependent,quadratic Lyapunov function candidate.Special care is taken with regard to ensuring the correct definiteness of the ensuing matrices within the Lyapunov stability analysis,specifically considering a numerically stable formulation of these in the numerical optimization.The developed algorithm is applied to a trajectory design problem for which the LTV system is part of the path-following error dynamics,which is required to be stable.The main benefit of the proposed scheme in this context is that the designed trajectory trades-off the required stability and robustness properties of the LTV dynamics with the optimality of the trajectory already at the design phase and thus,does not produce unstable optimal trajectories the system must follow in the real application.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 61301279, 51479158 and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No. WUT: 163102006
文摘A controller which is locally optimal near the origin and globally inverse optimal for the nonlinear system is proposed for path following of over actuated marine crafts with actuator dynamics. The motivation is the existence of undesired signals sent to the actuators, which can result in bad behavior in path following. To attenuate the oscillation of the control signal and obtain smooth thrust outputs, the actuator dynamics are added into the ship maneuvering model. Instead of modifying the Line-of-Sight (LOS) guidance law, this proposed controller can easily adjust the vessel speed to minimize the large cross-track error caused by the high vessel speed when it is turning. Numerical simulations demonstrate the validity of this proposed controller.
文摘This paper presents a new approach to find an approximate solution for the nonlinear path planning problem. In this approach, first by defining a new formulation in the calculus of variations, an optimal control problem, equivalent to the original problem, is obtained. Then, a metamorphosis is performed in the space of problem by defining an injection from the set of admissible trajectory-control pairs in this space into the space of positive Radon measures. Using properties of Radon measures, the problem is changed to a measure-theo- retical optimization problem. This problem is an infinite dimensional linear programming (LP), which is approximated by a finite dimensional LP. The solution of this LP is used to construct an approximate solution for the original path planning problem. Finally, a numerical example is included to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
基金Ying Hu is partially supported by Lebesgue Center of Mathematics“Investissements d’avenir”Program(Grant No.ANR-11-LABX-0020-01)ANR CAESARS(Grant No.ANR-15-CE05-0024)+6 种基金ANR MFG(Grant No.ANR-16-CE40-0015-01)Shanjian Tang is partially supported by the National Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11631004 and 12031009)Zuo Quan Xu is partially supported by NSFC(Grant No.11971409)Research Grants Council of Hong Kong(GRF,Grant No.15202421)PolyU-SDU Joint Research Center on Financial MathematicsCAS AMSS-POLYU Joint Laboratory of Applied MathematicsHong Kong Polytechnic University.
文摘In this paper,we consider optimal control of stochastic differential equations subject to an expected path constraint.The stochastic maximum principle is given for a general optimal stochastic control in terms of constrained FBSDEs.In particular,the compensated process in our adjoint equation is deterministic,which seems to be new in the literature.For the typical case of linear stochastic systems and quadratic cost functionals(i.e.,the so-called LQ optimal stochastic control),a verification theorem is established,and the existence and uniqueness of the constrained reflected FBSDEs are also given.
基金supported in part by the TUM University Foundation Fellowshipin part by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy(BMWi)within the Federal Aeronautical Research Program LuFo V-3 through Project“HOTRUN”(No.20E1720A)。
文摘This study is dedicated to the development of a direct optimal control-based algorithm for trajectory optimization problems that accounts for the closed-loop stability of the trajectory tracking error dynamics already during the optimization.Consequently,the trajectory is designed such that the Linear Time-Varying(LTV)dynamic system,describing the controller’s error dynamics,is stable,while additionally the desired optimality criterion is optimized and all enforced constraints on the trajectory are fulfilled.This is achieved by means of a Lyapunov stability analysis of the LTV dynamics within the optimization problem using a time-dependent,quadratic Lyapunov function candidate.Special care is taken with regard to ensuring the correct definiteness of the ensuing matrices within the Lyapunov stability analysis,specifically considering a numerically stable formulation of these in the numerical optimization.The developed algorithm is applied to a trajectory design problem for which the LTV system is part of the path-following error dynamics,which is required to be stable.The main benefit of the proposed scheme in this context is that the designed trajectory trades-off the required stability and robustness properties of the LTV dynamics with the optimality of the trajectory already at the design phase and thus,does not produce unstable optimal trajectories the system must follow in the real application.
