UAV trajectory planning with probabilistic geo-fence via iterative chance-constrained optimization

B Du, J Chen, D Sun, SG Manyam… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Chance-constrained optimization provides a promi-sing framework for solving control and
planning problems with uncertainties, due to its modeling capability to capture randomness …

Pilot: Efficient planning by imitation learning and optimisation for safe autonomous driving

H Pulver, F Eiras, L Carozza, M Hawasly… - 2021 IEEE/RSJ …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Achieving a proper balance between planning quality, safety and efficiency is a major
challenge for autonomous driving. Optimisation-based motion planners are capable of …

Risk-aware optimal control for automated overtaking with safety guarantees

Y Gao, FJ Jiang, L Xie… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a solution to the overtaking control problem where an automated
vehicle tries to overtake another vehicle with uncertain motion. Our solution allows the …

Learning from experience for rapid generation of local car maneuvers

P Kicki, T Gawron, K Ćwian, M Ozay… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Being able to rapidly respond to the changing scenes and traffic situations by generating
feasible local paths is of pivotal importance for car autonomy. We propose to train a deep …

A simplified vehicle dynamics model for motion planner designed by nonlinear model predictive control

F Gao, Q Hu, J Ma, X Han - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Motion planning by considering it as an optimal problem is an effective and widely
applicable method. Its comprehensive performance greatly depends on the vehicle …

Functional model of a Self-driving car control system

K Sviatov, N Yarushkina, D Kanin, I Rubtcov, R Jitkov… - Technologies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The article describes a structural and functional model of a self-driving car control system,
which generates a wide class of mathematical problems. Currently, control systems for self …

Linear-quadratic optimal control in maximal coordinates

J Brüdigam, Z Manchester - 2021 IEEE International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The linear-quadratic regulator (LQR) is an efficient control method for linear and linearized
systems. Typically, LQR is implemented in minimal coordinates (also called generalized or" …

DDK: A deep Koopman approach for dynamics modeling and trajectory tracking of autonomous vehicles

Y Xiao - arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.14700, 2021 - arxiv.org
Autonomous driving has attracted lots of attention in recent years. An accurate vehicle
dynamics is important for autonomous driving techniques, eg trajectory prediction, motion …

Towards learning generalizable driving policies from restricted latent representations

B Toghi, R Valiente, R Pedarsani, YP Fallah - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Training intelligent agents that can drive autonomously in various urban and highway
scenarios has been a hot topic in the robotics society within the last decades. However, the …

Weighted linearization of nonlinear systems

D Rotondo - IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This brief proposes a generalization of the linearization technique in which the computation
of the Jacobian matrices at the state trajectory of interest is replaced by the multiple integral …