articleIEEE Transactions on RoboticsMay 2, 2022Closed access

Geometrically Constrained Trajectory Optimization for Multicopters

Huzhou University · Zhejiang University

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Abstract

In this article, we present an optimization-based framework for multicopter trajectory planning subject to geometrical configuration constraints and user-defined dynamic constraints. The basis of the framework is a novel trajectory representation built upon our novel optimality conditions for unconstrained control effort minimization. We design linear-complexity operations on this representation to conduct spatial–temporal deformation under various planning requirements. Smooth maps are utilized to exactly eliminate geometrical constraints in a lightweight fashion. A variety of state-input constraints are supported by the decoupling of dense constraint evaluation from sparse parameterization and the backward…

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Keywords
  • Mathematical optimization
  • Robustness (evolution)
  • Trajectory optimization
  • Computer science
  • Generality
  • Trajectory
  • Computation
  • Motion planning
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