Trajectory Selection Optimization for Behavior-based Aerial-Ground Robots Heterogeneous System : A Predictive Approach

To address the problem of unpredictable trajectory caused by sensing limitation of UGV, in this paper, a heterogeneous multi-agent behavioral control architecture with predictive function is proposed, in which UAV intervenes in the decision-making of UGV. The basic task functions of UGV and UAV are defined respectively and the intervention signal of UAV is connected to the task function of UGV in null-space-based control framework to solve the problem of multi-task conflict. The UAV platform adopts the nonlinear model predictive control to predict the trajectory according to the environment data collected in advance and the current state of the UGV. The prediction results are input into the decision model to produce the final intervention signal and sent to the UGV platform. The UGV adjusts the task strategy in time to ensure the selection of the optimal trajectory for the UGV. Finally, the simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed cooperative control method.