PCMPC: Perception-Constrained Model Predictive Control for Quadrotors with Suspended Loads using a Single Camera and IMU

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Main Authors: Li, Guanrui, Tunchez, Alex, Loianno, Giuseppe
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Published: 2021
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author Li, Guanrui
Tunchez, Alex
Loianno, Giuseppe
author_facet Li, Guanrui
Tunchez, Alex
Loianno, Giuseppe
contents In this paper, we address the Perception--Constrained Model Predictive Control (PCMPC) and state estimation problems for quadrotors with cable suspended payloads using a single camera and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). We design a receding--horizon control strategy for cable suspended payloads directly formulated on the system manifold configuration space SE(3)xS^2. The approach considers the system dynamics, actuator limits and the camera's Field Of View (FOV) constraint to guarantee the payload's visibility during motion. The monocular camera, IMU, and vehicle's motor speeds are combined to provide estimation of the vehicle's states in 3D space, the payload's states, the cable's direction and velocity. The proposed control and state estimation solution runs in real-time at 500 Hz on a small quadrotor equipped with a limited computational unit. The approach is validated through experimental results considering a cable suspended payload trajectory tracking problem at different speeds.
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spellingShingle PCMPC: Perception-Constrained Model Predictive Control for Quadrotors with Suspended Loads using a Single Camera and IMU
Li, Guanrui
Tunchez, Alex
Loianno, Giuseppe
Robotics
In this paper, we address the Perception--Constrained Model Predictive Control (PCMPC) and state estimation problems for quadrotors with cable suspended payloads using a single camera and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). We design a receding--horizon control strategy for cable suspended payloads directly formulated on the system manifold configuration space SE(3)xS^2. The approach considers the system dynamics, actuator limits and the camera's Field Of View (FOV) constraint to guarantee the payload's visibility during motion. The monocular camera, IMU, and vehicle's motor speeds are combined to provide estimation of the vehicle's states in 3D space, the payload's states, the cable's direction and velocity. The proposed control and state estimation solution runs in real-time at 500 Hz on a small quadrotor equipped with a limited computational unit. The approach is validated through experimental results considering a cable suspended payload trajectory tracking problem at different speeds.
title PCMPC: Perception-Constrained Model Predictive Control for Quadrotors with Suspended Loads using a Single Camera and IMU
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.10888