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19 Citations
3,934 Views
21 Pages

This paper focuses on the trajectory planning and trajectory tracking control of articulated tracked vehicles (ATVs). It utilizes the path planning method based on the Hybrid A-star and the minimum snap smoothing method to obtain the feasible kinemat...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,679 Views
22 Pages

21 May 2024

This article presents a hierarchical control framework for autonomous vehicle trajectory planning and tracking, addressing the challenge of accurately following high-speed, at-limit maneuvers. The proposed time-optimal trajectory planning and trackin...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,579 Views
22 Pages

Behavior Trajectory Tracking of Piglets Based on DLC-KPCA

  • Chengqi Liu,
  • Han Zhou,
  • Jing Cao,
  • Xuchao Guo,
  • Jie Su,
  • Longhe Wang,
  • Shuhan Lu and
  • Lin Li

1 September 2021

Tracking the behavior trajectories in pigs in group is becoming increasingly important for welfare feeding. A novel method was proposed in this study to accurately track individual trajectories of pigs in group and analyze their behavior characterist...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,886 Views
33 Pages

Research on Trajectory Planning and Tracking Methods for Coal Mine Mobile Robots

  • Menggang Li,
  • Kun Hu,
  • Weiwei He,
  • Eryi Hu,
  • Chaoquan Tang and
  • Gongbo Zhou

30 August 2023

Coal Mine Mobile Robots (CMRRs) are generally large in size and inertia, while narrow laneway space and bumpy terrain pose great challenges to CMRR’s planning and control. Aiming at the trajectory planning and tracking problems of CMRR, a new t...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,412 Views
14 Pages

Research on Trajectory Planning and Tracking Algorithm of Crawler Paver

  • Jian Zhan,
  • Wei Li,
  • Jiongfan Wang,
  • Shusheng Xiong,
  • Xiaofeng Wu and
  • Wei Shi

17 September 2024

The implementation of unmanned intelligent construction on the concrete surfaces of an airport effectively improves construction accuracy and reduces personnel investment. On the basis of three known common tracked vehicle dynamics models, reference...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,215 Views
17 Pages

Multi-Object Tracking Algorithm of Fusing Trajectory Compensation

  • Jianhai Jin,
  • Liming Wang,
  • Qi You and
  • Jun Sun

26 July 2022

Multi-object tracking (MOT) is an important research topic in the field of computer vision, including object detection and data association. However, problems such as missed detection and trajectory mismatch often lead to missing target information,...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,484 Views
28 Pages

Research on Trajectory-Tracking Control System of Tracked Wall-Climbing Robots

  • Haoyan Zhang,
  • Jiaqi Wu,
  • Yang An,
  • Pengshu Xie and
  • Da Cui

27 December 2023

Different from the vehicles and robots that move on the ground, complex and nonlinear track–wall interactions bring considerable difficulties to the accurate control of tracked wall-climbing robots due to the effect of gravity and adsorption. I...

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  • Open Access
1,339 Views
21 Pages

22 May 2024

Trajectory tracking control of input-constrained systems is an essential problem in many control applications, including robotics. In this paper, we propose a constrained tracking controller for input affine nonlinear systems with convex input constr...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,529 Views
16 Pages

MPC-TD3 Trajectory Tracking Control for Electrically Driven Unmanned Tracked Vehicles

  • Yuxuan Chen,
  • Jiangtao Gai,
  • Shuai He,
  • Huanhuan Li,
  • Cheng Cheng and
  • Wujun Zou

20 September 2024

To address the trajectory tracking issue of unmanned tracked vehicles, the majority of studies employ the Model Predictive Control (MPC). The MPC imposes high demands on model accuracy. Due to factors such as environmental interference, actuator cons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,917 Views
17 Pages

Trajectory Tracking Control of Intelligent X-by-Wire Vehicles

  • Zixu Wang,
  • Yong Li,
  • Chuyo Kaku and
  • Hongyu Zheng

Vehicle intelligence is an effective way to improve driving safety and comfort and reduce traffic accidents. The trajectory tracking control of unmanned vehicles is the core module of intelligent vehicles. As a redundant system, the X-by-wire electri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,854 Views
17 Pages

A Novel Semantic Matching Method for Indoor Trajectory Tracking

  • Sheng Guo,
  • Hanjiang Xiong and
  • Xianwei Zheng

The rapid development of smartphone sensors has provided rich indoor pedestrian trajectory data for indoor location-based applications. To improve the quality of these collected trajectory data, map matching methods are widely used to correct traject...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,461 Views
21 Pages

24 December 2024

Trajectory tracking control is important in order to realize autonomous driving of mobile robots. From a control standpoint, trajectory tracking can be stated as the problem of stabilizing a tracking error system that describes both position and orie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,966 Views
16 Pages

Trajectory tracking control of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) has become a popular topic. Regarding the problem of ship collision avoidance encountered in trajectory tracking, more attention needs to be paid to the algorithm application, namely the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,367 Views
24 Pages

Robust Approximate Optimal Trajectory Tracking Control for Quadrotors

  • Rong Li,
  • Zhengliang Yang,
  • Gaowei Yan,
  • Long Jian,
  • Guoqiang Li and
  • Zhiqiang Li

13 February 2024

This paper uses the adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) method to achieve optimal trajectory tracking control for quadrotors. Relying on an established mathematical model of a quadrotor, the approximate optimal trajectory tracking control, which consi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,734 Views
18 Pages

Trajectory Tracking of Autonomous Vehicle Using Clothoid Curve

  • Jianshi Li,
  • Jingtao Lou,
  • Yongle Li,
  • Shiju Pan and
  • Youchun Xu

20 February 2023

This paper proposes a clothoid-curve-based trajectory tracking control method for autonomous vehicles to solve the problem of tracking errors caused by the discontinuous curvature of the control curve calculated by the pure pursuit tracking algorithm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,209 Views
23 Pages

27 July 2023

This article summarizes the research significance and the development status of the unmanned ground tracked vehicles (UGTVs). According to the speed and steering principle of the UGTVs in plane motion, the kinematic state space equation of the vehicl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,023 Views
20 Pages

In order to solve problems of poor stability and large trajectory-tracking errors when intelligent vehicles are travelling at different speeds, when working conditions that require obstacle avoidance are not taken into account in the trajectory-track...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,727 Views
19 Pages

3 October 2025

In order to address the significant nonlinear dynamic characteristics and limited trajectory tracking accuracy of unmanned vehicles under cornering conditions, this paper proposes a trajectory tracking control strategy based on Adaptive Model Predict...

  • Review
  • Open Access
155 Citations
19,850 Views
32 Pages

17 September 2021

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have been widely used to perform underwater tasks. Due to the environmental disturbances, underactuated problems, system constraints, and system coupling, AUV trajectory tracking control is challenging. Thus, fur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,874 Views
22 Pages

This study proposes a receding horizon optimization-based docking control method to address the autonomy and safety challenge of underwater docking between manned submersibles and unmanned vehicles, facilitating the integration of docking trajectory...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
580 Views
22 Pages

Trajectory Tracking of WMR with Neural Adaptive Correction

  • Sahbi Boubaker,
  • Jeremias Gaia,
  • Eduardo Zavalla,
  • Souad Kamel,
  • Faisal S. Alsubaei,
  • Farid Bourennani and
  • Francisco Rossomando

3 October 2025

Wheeled mobile robots (WMRs) are being increasingly integrated into various sectors such as logistics and transportation. However, their accurate trajectory tracking remains a challenge. To address this control issue, this study proposes a trajectory...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,291 Views
22 Pages

The design of intelligent vehicle trajectory tracking controllers still has some problems, such as parameter uncertainty and time consumption. To improve the tracking accuracy of the trajectory tracking controller and reduce its computational complex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,916 Views
24 Pages

5 August 2023

To ensure the accuracy and stability of intelligent-vehicle-trajectory tracking, a robust trajectory-tracking control strategy based on generalized Hamilton theory is proposed. Firstly, a dynamic Hamilton dissipative controller (DHDC) and trajectory-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,421 Views
17 Pages

22 October 2020

A simultaneous trajectory tracking and stability control method is present for the four-wheel independent drive (4WID) automated vehicles to handle dynamic coupling maneuvers. To conquer the disadvantage that attendant disturbances caused by the dyna...

  • Article
  • Open Access
114 Views
23 Pages

To improve the accuracy and real-time performance of trajectory tracking control for a four-wheel differential drive intelligent sweeping vehicle, a trajectory tracking control method based on an adaptive strong tracking extended Kalman filter (ASTEK...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,855 Views
17 Pages

26 November 2025

Multi-Object Tracking (MOT) aims to associate multiple objects across consecutive video sequences and maintain continuous and stable trajectories. Currently, much attention has been paid to data association problems, where many methods filter detecti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,823 Views
22 Pages

Learning Trajectory Tracking for an Autonomous Surface Vehicle in Urban Waterways

  • Toma Sikora,
  • Jonathan Klein Schiphorst and
  • Riccardo Scattolini

2 November 2023

Roboat is an autonomous surface vessel (ASV) for urban waterways, developed as a research project by the AMS Institute and MIT. The platform can provide numerous functions to a city, such as transport, dynamic infrastructure, and an autonomous waste...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,423 Views
16 Pages

This paper proposes a trajectory optimization approach for multi-sensor multi-target search and tracking using bearing-only sensors. Based on the framework of the joint integrated probabilistic data association (JIPDA) filter, the intensity of potent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,494 Views
15 Pages

Event Visualization and Trajectory Tracking of the Load Carried by Rotary Crane

  • Dawid Cekus,
  • Filip Depta,
  • Mariusz Kubanek,
  • Łukasz Kuczyński and
  • Paweł Kwiatoń

9 January 2022

Tracking the trajectory of the load carried by the rotary crane is an important problem that allows reducing the possibility of its damage by hitting an obstacle in its working area. On the basis of the trajectory, it is also possible to determine an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,399 Views
26 Pages

Neural Network Trajectory Tracking Control on Electromagnetic Suspension Systems

  • Francisco Beltran-Carbajal,
  • Hugo Yañez-Badillo,
  • Ruben Tapia-Olvera,
  • Julio C. Rosas-Caro,
  • Carlos Sotelo and
  • David Sotelo

12 May 2023

A new adaptive-like neural control strategy for motion reference trajectory tracking for a nonlinear electromagnetic suspension dynamic system is introduced. Artificial neural networks, differential flatness and sliding modes are strategically integr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,296 Views
22 Pages

A New Trajectory Tracking Control Method for Fully Electrically Driven Quadruped Robot

  • Yulong You,
  • Zhong Yang,
  • Teng’an Zou,
  • Yaoyu Sui,
  • Changliang Xu,
  • Chi Zhang,
  • Hao Xu,
  • Zhao Zhang and
  • Jiaming Han

21 April 2022

To improve the accuracy of tracking the trunk center-of-mass (CoM) trajectory and foot-end trajectory in a fully electrically driven quadruped robot, an efficient and practical new trajectory tracking control method is designed. The proposed trajecto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
8,748 Views
21 Pages

17 February 2023

This paper investigates the model-free trajectory tracking control problem for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) subject to the ocean currents, external disturbances, measurement noise, model parameter uncertainty, initial tracking errors, and t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,786 Views
17 Pages

Scene-Adaptive Loader Trajectory Planning and Tracking Control

  • Yingnan Li,
  • Wenwen Dong,
  • Tianhao Zheng,
  • Yakun Wang and
  • Xuefei Li

13 February 2025

Wheel loaders play a crucial role in daily production and transportation. With the rapid development of intelligence in passenger vehicles, freeing loader operators from high-risk and repetitive tasks has become a pressing issue. This paper presents...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,759 Views
29 Pages

Optimized Trajectory Tracking for ROVs Using DNN + ENMPC Strategy

  • Guanghao Yang,
  • Weidong Liu,
  • Le Li,
  • Jingming Xu,
  • Liwei Guo and
  • Kang Zhang

13 October 2024

This study introduces an innovative double closed-loop 3D trajectory tracking approach, integrating deep neural networks (DNN) with event-triggered nonlinear model predictive control (ENMPC), specifically designed for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs...

  • Article
  • Open Access
294 Views
21 Pages

1 February 2026

To address trajectory tracking of cable-driven continuum robots (CDCRs) in the presence of obstacles, this paper proposes an integrated control framework that combines online trajectory replanning, obstacle avoidance, and tracking control. The contro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,368 Views
14 Pages

Trajectory Tracking Control Method Based on Adaptive Higher Order Sliding Mode

  • Jingang He,
  • Yuanjie Meng,
  • Jun You,
  • Jin Zhang,
  • Yuanzhuo Wang and
  • Cheng Zhang

9 August 2022

To resolve the problem of high-precision trajectory tracking control under interference conditions in a missile’s mid-guidance phase, according to the constructed nominal trajectory, an improved adaptive high-order sliding mode trajectory track...

  • Article
  • Open Access
502 Views
17 Pages

21 November 2025

To improve the automation accuracy and efficiency of the loader working device, this paper proposes a control strategy based on an adaptive backstepping algorithm to address the trajectory tracking control problem under strong nonlinearity, parameter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
507 Views
22 Pages

19 December 2025

This paper addresses the issue of safe trajectory tracking for robotic manipulators operating in confined spaces that often exhibit asymmetric geometric structures, such as narrow passages or cluttered obstacle fields. We introduce an innovative mode...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,334 Views
30 Pages

5 April 2024

Intelligent vehicle trajectory tracking exhibits problems such as low adaptability, low tracking accuracy, and poor robustness in complex driving environments with uncertain road conditions. Therefore, an improved method of adaptive model predictive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
553 Views
13 Pages

22 March 2025

Trajectory tracking is a critical component of autonomous driving and robotic motion control. This paper proposes a novel robust finite impulse response (FIR) filter for linear time-invariant systems, aimed at enhancing the accuracy and robustness of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,458 Views
17 Pages

A Walking Trajectory Tracking Control Based on Uncertainties Estimation for a Drilling Robot for Rockburst Prevention

  • Jinheng Gu,
  • Shicheng He,
  • Jianbo Dai,
  • Dong Wei,
  • Haifeng Yan,
  • Chao Tan,
  • Zhongbin Wang and
  • Lei Si

28 April 2024

A walking trajectory tracking control approach for a walking electrohydraulic control system is developed to reduce the walking trajectory tracking deviation and enhance robustness. The model uncertainties are estimated by a designed state observer....

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,590 Views
20 Pages

30 October 2021

A robust trajectory tracking control scheme for quadrotor unmanned aircraft vehicles under uncertainties is proposed herein. A tracking controller combined with the sliding mode and integral backstepping is performed for position and attitude trackin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,062 Views
28 Pages

Trajectory Tracking Control of High-Speed Vehicles on Wet and Slippery Roads

  • Xiaohua Song,
  • Kuifeng Chen,
  • Yujia Zheng and
  • Xiaoyan Zhang

3 September 2025

Autonomous vehicle trajectory tracking control is one of the hot topics in the autonomous driving field. One of the most widely used control methods is MPC (Model Predictive Control). As the control system generally becomes more nonlinear and complex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,581 Views
20 Pages

18 September 2020

This paper presents an obstacle-avoidance trajectory tracking method based on a nonlinear model prediction, with a dynamic environment considered in the trajectory tracking of nonholonomic mobile robots for obstacle avoidance. In this method, collisi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
8,217 Views
24 Pages

19 September 2017

In order to achieve the complicated trajectory tracking of quadrotor, a geometric inner and outer loop control scheme is presented. The outer loop generates the desired rotation matrix for the inner loop. To improve the response speed and robustness,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,617 Views
21 Pages

20 October 2022

This research presents a nonlinear adaptive optimal control approach to the trajectory tracking problem of a swarm of autonomous mobile robots. Mathematically, finding an analytical adaptive control solution that meets the H2 performance index for th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,885 Views
10 Pages

In the field of automated technology research and development, trajectory tracking plays a crucial role in the energy consumption of the vehicle’s power battery. Reducing the deviation between the actual trajectory and the reference trajectory is the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,019 Views
15 Pages

17 January 2024

In order to better meet the practical application needs of mobile robots, this study innovatively designs an autonomous obstacle avoidance and trajectory planning control strategy with low computational complexity, high cost-effectiveness, and the ab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,077 Views
18 Pages

17 October 2025

The trajectory-tracking capability of autonomous mining trucks is critical for accomplishing transportation tasks efficiently. However, due to the diverse road surfaces and rugged terrains in open-pit mines, the existing vehicle dynamics models strug...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,831 Views
19 Pages

To address the common issues of accuracy and stability in trajectory tracking tasks for autonomous vehicles, this study proposes an innovative composite control strategy that skillfully integrates lateral and longitudinal dynamic control. For lateral...

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