E-MPC: Edge-assisted Model Predictive Control

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Autori principali: Lou, Yuan-Yao, Spencer, Jonathan, Kim, Kwang Taik, Chiang, Mung
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Lou, Yuan-Yao
Spencer, Jonathan
Kim, Kwang Taik
Chiang, Mung
author_facet Lou, Yuan-Yao
Spencer, Jonathan
Kim, Kwang Taik
Chiang, Mung
contents Model predictive control (MPC) has become the de facto standard action space for local planning and learning-based control in many continuous robotic control tasks, including autonomous driving. MPC solves a long-horizon cost optimization as a series of short-horizon optimizations based on a global planner-supplied reference path. The primary challenge in MPC, however, is that the computational budget for re-planning has a hard limit, which frequently inhibits exact optimization. Modern edge networks provide low-latency communication and heterogeneous properties that can be especially beneficial in this situation. We propose a novel framework for edge-assisted MPC (E-MPC) for path planning that exploits the heterogeneity of edge networks in three important ways: 1) varying computational capacity, 2) localized sensor information, and 3) localized observation histories. Theoretical analysis and extensive simulations are undertaken to demonstrate quantitatively the benefits of E-MPC in various scenarios, including maps, channel dynamics, and availability and density of edge nodes. The results confirm that E-MPC has the potential to reduce costs by a greater percentage than standard MPC does.
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spellingShingle E-MPC: Edge-assisted Model Predictive Control
Lou, Yuan-Yao
Spencer, Jonathan
Kim, Kwang Taik
Chiang, Mung
Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing
Robotics
Model predictive control (MPC) has become the de facto standard action space for local planning and learning-based control in many continuous robotic control tasks, including autonomous driving. MPC solves a long-horizon cost optimization as a series of short-horizon optimizations based on a global planner-supplied reference path. The primary challenge in MPC, however, is that the computational budget for re-planning has a hard limit, which frequently inhibits exact optimization. Modern edge networks provide low-latency communication and heterogeneous properties that can be especially beneficial in this situation. We propose a novel framework for edge-assisted MPC (E-MPC) for path planning that exploits the heterogeneity of edge networks in three important ways: 1) varying computational capacity, 2) localized sensor information, and 3) localized observation histories. Theoretical analysis and extensive simulations are undertaken to demonstrate quantitatively the benefits of E-MPC in various scenarios, including maps, channel dynamics, and availability and density of edge nodes. The results confirm that E-MPC has the potential to reduce costs by a greater percentage than standard MPC does.
title E-MPC: Edge-assisted Model Predictive Control
topic Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.00695