Mobile robot trajectory tracking using terminal sliding mode control

Abstract

In this paper, an approach of trajectory tracking is proposed. The approach is based on two controls. Firstly, a quasi sliding mode control is proposed of the angular velocity in aim to converge the angle error to zero in short time with asymptotic stability. Secondly, a global sliding mode control for linear velocity is proposed, in order to bring the position error to zero and ensure the asymptotic stability by using the Lyapunov theory. Finally, the proposed control shows the performance of the algorithm, and the simulation results show good convergence for circular, sinusoidal and specific trajectories.