Autonomous semi-trailer trucks have great potential to offer safer and more efficient transportation. Path planning is an important part of autonomous driving, which aims to generate an optimal path for vehicles to avoid collision risks and keep them as centered in the lane as possible. However, achieving an optimal path for semi-trailer trucks is challenging due to the complex kinematics, the large vehicle dimensions and the trade-off between model complexity and real-time capability. In this work, we propose a novel real-time optimization-based path planning method to address these problems. This approach involves modeling the entire tractor-trailer system with positioning of all axles and corners. This detailed model enables more accurate path planning, allowing for full utilization of the drivable space while satisfying all physical constraints. The modeling is approximated and simplified by assuming equal curvature and using the law of cosines, which greatly reduces computation burden with slightly sacrificing modeling accuracy. Then we construct an optimization problem with strict collision avoidance constraints and soft lane centering preferences. This allows the truck's wheels to temporarily exceed the lane boundaries in certain scenarios like tight bends or narrow roads, improving its passing ability. The optimization problem is solved using high-efficient Augmented Lagrange Multiplier method. We demonstrate the performance of the proposed method with simulations and real semi-trailer truck experiments. The results show that the proposed method is efficient and accurate for real-time application. It can significantly improve the vehicle behavior in terms of obstacle avoidance and lane centering.


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    Title :

    Real-Time Optimization-Based Path Planning for Autonomous Semi-Trailer Trucks*


    Contributors:
    Ma, Pengtao (author) / Sun, Lei (author) / Wei, Shouyang (author) / Wan, Diana (author) / Ding, Feng (author) / Zhang, Donghao (author) / Tian, Shan (author)


    Publication date :

    2024-09-24


    Size :

    4750252 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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