Minimum-time trajectory generation for quadrotors in constrained environments

arXiv1706.06478MaRDI QIDQ6288097FDOQ6288097

Authors: Sara Spedicato, Giuseppe Notarstefano 

Publication date: 19 June 2017

Abstract: In this paper, we present a novel strategy to compute minimum-time trajectories for quadrotors in constrained environments. In particular, we consider the motion in a given flying region with obstacles and take into account the physical limitations of the vehicle. Instead of approaching the optimization problem in its standard time-parameterized formulation, the proposed strategy is based on an appealing re-formulation. Transverse coordinates, expressing the distance from a frame path, are used to parameterise the vehicle position and a spatial parameter is used as independent variable. This re-formulation allows us to (i) obtain a fixed horizon problem and (ii) easily formulate (fairly complex) position constraints. The effectiveness of the proposed strategy is proven by numerical computations on two different illustrative scenarios. Moreover, the optimal trajectory generated in the second scenario is experimentally executed with a real nano-quadrotor in order to show its feasibility.

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