A method for avoiding obstacles of a self-driving carin the dynamic environment based on model predictive control
Authors: Demenkov N.P., Zou Kai
Published in issue: #5(113)/2021
DOI: 10.18698/2308-6033-2021-5-2082
Category: Mechanics | Chapter: Dynamics, Strength of Machines, Instruments, and Equipment
The paper discusses the problem of obstacle avoidance of a self-driving car in urban road conditions. The artificial potential field method is used to simulate traffic lanes and cars in a road environment. The characteristics of the urban environment, as well as the features and disadvantages of existing methods based on the structure of planning-tracking, are analyzed. A method of local path planning is developed, based on the idea of an artificial potential field and model predictive control in order to unify the process of path planning and tracking to effectively cope with the dynamic urban environment. The potential field functions are introduced into the path planning task as constraints. Based on model predictive control, a path planning controller is developed, combined with the physical constraints of the vehicle, to avoid obstacles and execute the expected commands from the top level as the target for the task. A joint simulation was performed using MATLAB and CarSim programs to test the feasibility of the proposed path planning method. The results show the effectiveness of the proposed method.
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