Efficient trajectory optimization for generalized multirotors via sequential convex programming and convexity exploitation

Abstract

Aerial interaction requires aerial robots capable of independent attitude control, leading to the rising popularity of omnidirectional tiltable multirotors (tilt-multirotors). Unlike standard multirotors that rely on differential flatness to generate high-quality trajectories, tilt-multirotors possess servo-integrated nonlinear dynamics. Consequently, their trajectory optimization becomes a challenging nonconvex problem, generally suffering from high initialization sensitivity and computational costs. To address these challenges, we propose the penalized trust-region sequential convex programming with line search framework.

Publication
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
Shiyu Zhou
Shiyu Zhou
Ph.D. Candidate

Ph.D. candidate at City University of Hong Kong