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Robust Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Based Visual Servoing of Quadrotor UAVs
In this article, a robust nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) scheme is proposed for the visual servoing of quadrotors subject to external disturbances. By using the virtual camera approach, the image moments are defined in the virtual camera plane and adopted as visual features to derive the...
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Published in: | IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics 2021-04, Vol.26 (2), p.700-708 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | In this article, a robust nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) scheme is proposed for the visual servoing of quadrotors subject to external disturbances. By using the virtual camera approach, the image moments are defined in the virtual camera plane and adopted as visual features to derive the decoupled image kinematics. As a result, the image-based visual servoing (IBVS) system model is established by integrating the image kinematics and quadrotor dynamics. To handle the visibility constraint, a robust NMPC scheme is developed for the IBVS of the quadrotor such that the visual target can stay within the field of view of the camera. In addition, based on the Lipschitz condition, the tightened state constraints are constructed to tackle external disturbances. The sufficient conditions on guaranteeing recursive feasibility of the proposed NMPC algorithm are derived. Furthermore, we theoretically show that the tracking error will converge to a small set around the origin in finite time under some derived conditions. Finally, simulation studies and experimental tests are conducted to verify the efficacy of the proposed method. |
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ISSN: | 1083-4435 1941-014X |
DOI: | 10.1109/TMECH.2021.3053267 |