ベイズ最適化によるマイクロスイマーの軌道追従最適制御
Optimal Control of Microswimmers for Trajectory Tracking Using Bayesian Optimization
低レイノルズ数環境で動くマイクロスイマーの軌道追従を、Bスプラインとベイズ最適化を組み合わせた最適制御で解き、磁気駆動や3球モデルで有効性を示した研究。
著者: Lucas Palazzolo, Mickaël Binois, Laëtitia Giraldi
分類: cs.RO, math.OC
原文アブストラクト
Trajectory tracking for microswimmers remains a key challenge in microrobotics, where low-Reynolds-number dynamics make control design particularly complex. In this work, we formulate the trajectory tracking problem as an optimal control problem and solve it using a combination of B-spline parametrization with Bayesian optimization, allowing the treatment of high computational costs without requiring complex gradient computations. Applied to a flagellated magnetic swimmer, the proposed method reproduces a variety of target trajectories, including biologically inspired paths observed in experimental studies. We further evaluate the approach on a three-sphere swimmer model, demonstrating that it can adapt to and partially compensate for wall-induced hydrodynamic effects. The proposed optimization strategy can be applied consistently across models of different fidelity, from low-dimensional ODE-based models to high-fidelity PDE-based simulations, showing its robustness and generality. These results highlight the potential of Bayesian optimization as a versatile tool for optimal control strategies in microscale locomotion under complex fluid-structure interactions.