Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for UAV Trajectory Optimization
摘要
This paper investigates a trajectory planning algorithm for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) scheme. We propose a control parameterization method to discretize the control domain within short time steps, and when the optimization horizon is short, the sought-after control variables are segmented into piecewise constant values. This transformation converts the UAV trajectory planning problem into a nonlinear programming problem, alleviating the heavy computational burden associated with solving NMPC optimization problems online. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed NMPC scheme is demonstrated through numerical simulation.