Self-Triggered Stochastic MPC With Adaptive Prediction Horizon for Cloud-Based Connected Vehicles Subject to Chance Constraints

• Published in: IEEE transactions on vehicular technology Vol. 74; no. 8; pp. 11682 - 11697
• Main Authors: Chen, Jicheng, Zhang, Hui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Axles; Cloud computing; connected vehicle; Connected vehicles; Control systems; Delays; Model predictive control (MPC); Prediction algorithms; Predictive control; self-triggered control; Stochastic processes; stochastic systems; Tires; Vehicle dynamics; vehicle path following control
• ISSN: 0018-9545; 1939-9359
• DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2025.3550898

This work presents a novel self-triggered stochastic model predictive control (SMPC) scheme for cloud-based vehicle path following control system subject to chance constraints. First, we model the cloud-based vehicle path following control system from a networked stochastic control system perspective. Unlike the conventional periodical sampling approach, a self-triggered mechanism (STM) with adaptive prediction horizon is developed to determine the next sampling time instant and inter-sampling control inputs at each sampling time instant. This mechanism can efficiently reduce the data transmission frequency in the vehicle-cloud communication network, leading to a lower communication load and thus improving the reliability of the system. The STM comprises a set of optimization problems with an adaptive prediction horizon. The optimization problems and threshold design explicitly take the vehicle-cloud communication load into account. Furthermore, a stochastic model predictive control problem with modified constraint tightening and terminal constraint is defined by considering the influence of STM. We develop sufficient conditions to guarantee the closed-loop chance constraints satisfaction in the presence of both adaptive STM and additive disturbances. Then, the recursive feasibility of the optimal control problem and closed-loop stability of the system are investigated. Finally, we illustrate the benefits and effectiveness of the proposed method through numerical examples in vehicle path following control problem.