Autonomous vehicle control using a kinematic Lyapunov-based technique with LQR-LMI tuning

To optimally adjust the parameters of the Lyapunov controller, the closed loop system is reformulated in a linear parameter varying (LPV) form. Then, an optimization algorithm that solves the LQR-LMI problem is used to determine the controller parameters. Furthermore, the tuning process is complemented by adding a pole placement constraint that guarantees that the maximum achievable performance of the kinematic loop could be achieved by the dynamic loop. The obtained controller jointly with a trajectory generation module are in charge of the autonomous vehicle guidance. Finally, the paper illustrates the performance of the autonomous guidance system in a virtual reality environment (SYNTHIA) and in a real scenario achieving the proposed goal: to move autonomously from a starting point to a final point in a comfortable way.