Learning in centralized nonlinear model predictive control: Application to an autonomous tractor-trailer system

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 197-205

  Kayacan, Erkan ^a   Kayacan, Erdal ^b   Ramon, Herman ^a   Saeys, Wouter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Agricultural robot; autonomous vehicle; nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC); nonlinear moving horizon estimation (NMHE); tractor trailer system.

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT; CROPS; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; TRACTORS (TRUCK); TRAJECTORIES; TRUCK TRAILERS;

AGRICULTURAL ROBOT; AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES; MOVING HORIZON ESTIMATION; NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; TRACTOR-TRAILER SYSTEM;

TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

EID: 84919684730     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2014.2321514     Document Type: Article

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