Model Predictive Control for Automated Driving and Collision Avoidance: Design of an integrated NMPC with simultaneous lateral and longitudinal control via steering and braking

The automotive sector has seen a rapid transition towards autonomous driving with an aim to achieve SAE Level 5 vehicle. The incessant drive for innovation has resulted in modern passenger cars equipped with plethora of control technologies such as ABS, VSC, AFS via EPS assist etc. all working respectively in various critical and non-critical...

Long-Term Feedback Enabled Energy Management Control Framework for Ships with Hybrid Power Supply

In the present study, a Model Predictive Control (MPC) - based, Energy Management Strategy (EMS) is proposed, aiming at the minimisation of the fuel consumption of vessels with hybrid propulsion and power supply. This approach is capable of utilising online information regarding realistic future predictions of the propulsive power demand,...

The role of data visibility in the control and automation of modern Supply Chains: A Model Predictive Control case study in Ferrari

Nowadays many companies still conceive their logistic operations as a simple material replenishment of the production plants and do not invest money and time in projects to structure their Supply Chain and bring more eciency to the production process. In addition, the high complexity of the automotive industry and the emerging uncertainties that...