A combined reinforcement learning and model predictive control for car-following maneuver of autonomous vehicles

L Wang, S Yang, K Yuan, Y Huang, H Chen - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Model predictive control is widely used in the design of autonomous driving
algorithms. However, its parameters are sensitive to dynamically varying driving conditions …

Safe-state enhancement method for autonomous driving via direct hierarchical reinforcement learning

Z Gu, L Gao, H Ma, SE Li, S Zheng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reinforcement learning (RL) has shown excellent performance in the sequential decision-
making problem, where safety in the form of state constraints is of great significance in the …

A behavior decision method based on reinforcement learning for autonomous driving

K Zheng, H Yang, S Liu, K Zhang… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous driving vehicles can reduce congestion and improve safety while increasing
traffic efficiency. To reflect the quality of driving more comprehensively, the driving safety …

Reinforcement learning-based autonomous driving at intersections in CARLA simulator

R Gutiérrez-Moreno, R Barea, E López-Guillén… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intersections are considered one of the most complex scenarios in a self-driving framework
due to the uncertainty in the behaviors of surrounding vehicles and the different types of …

Autonomous highway driving using reinforcement learning with safety check system based on time-to-collision

X Nie, Y Liang, K Ohkura - Artificial Life and Robotics, 2023 - Springer
Decision making is an essential component of autonomous vehicle technology and received
significant attention from academic and industry organizations. One of the promising …

Automated vehicle's behavior decision making using deep reinforcement learning and high-fidelity simulation environment

Y Ye, X Zhang, J Sun - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2019 - Elsevier
Automated vehicles (AVs) are deemed to be the key element for the intelligent transportation
system in the future. Many studies have been made to improve AVs' ability of environment …

A lightweight simulation framework for learning control policies for autonomous vehicles in real-world traffic condition

M Al-Qizwini, O Bulan, X Qi, Y Mengistu… - IEEE Sensors …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a new simulation framework for learning control policies for autonomous
vehicles (AVs) based on real-world vehicle data and maps. The framework we propose …

Trajectory planning and safety assessment of autonomous vehicles based on motion prediction and model predictive control

Y Wang, Z Liu, Z Zuo, Z Li, L Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Security problem is a fundamental issue for autonomous vehicles. Trajectory planning is a
significant component of autonomous vehicle system, which directly influences the …

Safe, efficient, and comfortable velocity control based on reinforcement learning for autonomous driving

M Zhu, Y Wang, Z Pu, J Hu, X Wang, R Ke - Transportation Research Part …, 2020 - Elsevier
A model used for velocity control during car following is proposed based on reinforcement
learning (RL). To optimize driving performance, a reward function is developed by …

Deep adaptive control: Deep reinforcement learning-based adaptive vehicle trajectory control algorithms for different risk levels

Y He, Y Liu, L Yang, X Qu - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, we explore the problem of adaptive vehicle trajectory control for different risk
levels. Firstly, we introduce a sliding window-based car-following scenario extraction …