Research on the trajectory tracking of a curved road in an active lane change scenario based on model predictive control algorithm

In this paper, a control method for trajectory planning and tracking of an intelligent vehicle is proposed. In terms of trajectory planning, a trajectory planning method for curved lane changes is designed based on conventional lane change trajectory planning and considering the adaptive correction of road curvature. In addition, curve trajectory tracking control strategy based on model predictive control is designed. Model predictive control is suitable for multi-input and multi-output nonlinear models, and it has the advantage of considering model constraints. This type of control makes the model output more in line with vehicle dynamics characteristics and improves the trajectory tracking accuracy. Finally, the simulation shows that the method proposed in this paper can generate a reasonable curved lane-changing trajectory, and under the consideration of the vehicle dynamics constraints, the MPC algorithm is used to effectively follow the expected trajectory, so that the vehicle can change lanes smoothly.