학술논문

Spatial-Based Predictive Control and Geometric Corridor Planning for Adaptive Cruise Control Coupled With Obstacle Avoidance
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology IEEE Trans. Contr. Syst. Technol. Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on. 26(1):38-50 Jan, 2018
Subject
Signal Processing and Analysis
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Computing and Processing
Robotics and Control Systems
Vehicle dynamics
Roads
Trajectory
Computational modeling
Wheels
Brakes
Mathematical model
Adaptive cruise control (ACC)
autonomous driving
corridor planning
obstacle avoidance (OA)
spatial-based predictive control
vehicle dynamics control
Language
ISSN
1063-6536
1558-0865
2374-0159
Abstract
This paper presents an integrated control approach for autonomous driving comprising a corridor path planner that determines constraints on vehicle position, and a linear time-varying model predictive controller combining path planning and tracking in a road-aligned coordinate frame. The capabilities of the approach are illustrated in obstacle-free curved road-profile tracking, in an application coupling adaptive cruise control (ACC) with obstacle avoidance (OA), and in a typical driving maneuver on highways. The vehicle is modeled as a nonlinear dynamic bicycle model with throttle, brake pedal position, and steering angle as control inputs. Proximity measurements are assumed to be available within a given range field surrounding the vehicle. The proposed general feedback control architecture includes an estimator design for fusion of database information (maps), exteroceptive as well as proprioceptive measurements, a geometric corridor planner based on graph theory for the avoidance of multiple, potentially dynamically moving objects, and a spatial-based predictive controller. Switching rules for transitioning between four different driving modes, i.e., ACC, OA, obstacle-free road tracking (RT), and controlled braking (Brake), are discussed. The proposed method is evaluated on test cases, including curved and highway two-lane road tracks with static as well as moving obstacles.