The full deployment of autonomous driving systems on a worldwide scale requires that the self-driving vehicle can be operated in a provably safe manner, i.e., the vehicle must be able to avoid collisions in any possible traffic situation. In this article, we propose a framework based on model predictive control (MPC) that endows the self-driving vehicle with the necessary safety guarantees. In particular, our framework ensures constraint satisfaction at all times while tracking the reference trajectory as close as obstacles allow, resulting in a safe and comfortable driving behavior. To discuss the performance and real-time capability of our framework, we provide first an illustrative simulation example, and then, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our framework in experiments with a real test vehicle.

Experimental Validation of Safe MPC for Autonomous Driving in Uncertain Environments

Mario Zanon;
2023-01-01

Abstract

The full deployment of autonomous driving systems on a worldwide scale requires that the self-driving vehicle can be operated in a provably safe manner, i.e., the vehicle must be able to avoid collisions in any possible traffic situation. In this article, we propose a framework based on model predictive control (MPC) that endows the self-driving vehicle with the necessary safety guarantees. In particular, our framework ensures constraint satisfaction at all times while tracking the reference trajectory as close as obstacles allow, resulting in a safe and comfortable driving behavior. To discuss the performance and real-time capability of our framework, we provide first an illustrative simulation example, and then, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our framework in experiments with a real test vehicle.
2023
Autonomous driving, nonlinear predictive control, recursive feasibility, safety, uncertain constraints
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