journal article·2025-11-04Open access

Integrated Trajectory Tracking Strategy for Unmanned Delivery Vehicles in Complex Driving Conditions

Haoze Chen, Jie He, Zhiming Fang, Pengcheng Qin, Changjian Zhang, Xintong Yan

Applied Sciences· Volume 15· Issue 21

Abstract

This paper proposes an integrated trajectory tracking strategy for unmanned delivery vehicles operating under complex road geometries and varying adhesion conditions. The method combines adaptive speed regulation informed by road curvature and adhesion with lateral predictive control. A Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller is utilized for speed regulation to suppress tire force saturation. while the lateral controller adopts model predictive control (MPC) and generates steering commands by solving a quadratic programming (QP) problem with explicit constraints that cover bounds on input magnitude and input rate. Extensive co-simulations using MATLAB/Simulink and Carsim demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms traditional fixed-speed control strategies in both single- and double-lane change scenarios. It achieves superior tracking accuracy and vehicle stability and effectively suppresses sideslip and instability under low adhesion conditions. The results validate the effectiveness of the control strategy, providing key theoretical and practical insights for the safe and reliable operation of unmanned delivery vehicles in complex urban environments.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems · Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots · Traffic control and management

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Affiliations

School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · China Postdoctoral Science Foundation project

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