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Area of Science:

  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Theory

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  • Autonomous robot navigation in dynamic environments presents significant challenges due to complex fluid interactions.
  • Existing control strategies often struggle with real-time adaptation to unpredictable fluid dynamics.
  • Accurate simulation of fluid-structure interactions is crucial for developing robust navigation systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel hybrid simulation framework integrating Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) with the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM).
  • To enhance autonomous robot navigation capabilities, focusing on trajectory planning and obstacle avoidance in dynamic fluid environments.
  • To evaluate the performance and resilience of the NMPC-LBM framework across laminar and turbulent flow regimes.

Main Methods:

  • A hybrid simulation framework combining NMPC for trajectory planning and LBM for fluid dynamics simulation was developed.
  • Fluid-structure interactions were analyzed in laminar (Re=100) and turbulent (Re=2000) flows.
  • A systematic grid independence study was performed, selecting a benchmark grid resolution ([Formula: see text]) for numerical accuracy and physical fidelity.

Main Results:

  • The LBM-NMPC framework demonstrated high confidence in simulating diverse flow behaviors and robot-fluid interactions.
  • Key performance metrics showed a path efficiency of 0.887 with low computational requirements (2.88 MB memory footprint).
  • The robot successfully maintained safe distances from obstacles, validating the obstacle avoidance strategy and simulation robustness.

Conclusions:

  • The hybrid LBM-NMPC framework is a viable, fast, and efficient solution for autonomous robot trajectory planning in dynamic fluid environments.
  • The simulation framework provides a robust platform for evaluating robot performance under various hydrodynamic conditions.
  • This approach significantly enhances mobile robot navigation by integrating advanced control algorithms with detailed fluid dynamics analysis.