High real-time predictive control for active collision avoidance of intelligent vehicles

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8484.2023.05.007

Abstract

Abstract:

A recurrent model predictive control (RMPC) algorithm was adopted to meet the high real-time requirements for active collision avoidance control in complex traffic scenarios. RMPC transformed the online optimization problem into an offline solution of recurrent policy parameters, and simulation experiments were conducted to validate its effectiveness. By introducing a penalty function, the constrained active collision avoidance optimization control problem was formulated as an unconstrained finite-time optimal control problem. The optimal solution of the control problem with different prediction steps was represented by a recurrent neural network. The learned policy to the prototype controller was deployed and its collision avoidance performance and online computational efficiency was verified by using CarSim. The results shows that the minimum vehicle distance during the collision process increases from 0.34 m to 1.38 m with the prediction step increasing from 12 to 20, and the number of collisions in a thousand experiments decreases from 44 to 0. Furthermore, the algorithm demonstrates a computational efficiency improvement of over 5.6 times compared to commonly used online optimization solvers when the prediction step is 15.

Key words: intelligent vehicle, model predictive control, recurrent function, lateral active collision avoidance

CLC Number:

U467.1+4

DUAN Jingliang, CHEN Liangfa, WANG Wenxuan, JIAO Chunxuan, LIU Zhengyu, MA Fei, LI Shengbo. High real-time predictive control for active collision avoidance of intelligent vehicles[J]. Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy, 2023, 14(5): 580-590.

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车辆质量，m	1.5 t
质心距前轴的距离， a	1.14 m
质心距后轴的距离， b	1.40 m
前轮侧偏刚度， C_f	-88 kN / rad
后轮侧偏刚度， C_r	-94 kN / rad
横摆惯性力矩， I_zz	2 420 kg / m²
路面附着系数，μ	0.9
前轮侧偏力最大值， F_{f, max}	5.937 kN
后轮侧偏力最大值， F_{r max}	7.297 kN
质心距地面高度， h	0.52 m
纵向加速度，a_x	-5 m / s²

车辆质量，m	1.5 t
质心距前轴的距离， a	1.14 m
质心距后轴的距离， b	1.40 m
前轮侧偏刚度， C_f	-88 kN / rad
后轮侧偏刚度， C_r	-94 kN / rad
横摆惯性力矩， I_zz	2 420 kg / m²
路面附着系数，μ	0.9
前轮侧偏力最大值， F_{f, max}	5.937 kN
后轮侧偏力最大值， F_{r max}	7.297 kN
质心距地面高度， h	0.52 m
纵向加速度，a_x	-5 m / s²

车车碰撞惩罚系数，I₁	1 800
车路碰撞惩罚系数，I₂	80
前轮侧偏角惩罚系数，I₂	1 000
后轮侧偏角惩罚系数，I₄	1 000
横摆角速度惩罚系数，I₅	1 000
跟踪误差惩罚系数，Q	1
控制输入惩罚系数，R	1
车路碰撞松弛因子，ρ₂	1.50
前轮侧偏角松弛因子，ρ₃	1.25
后轮侧偏角松弛因子，ρ₄	1.25
横摆角速度松弛因子，ρ₅	1.25
最大前轮转角，u_max / rad	0.15
最小前轮转角，u_min / rad	-0.15
控制频率，f_s / Hz	10

车车碰撞惩罚系数，I₁	1 800
车路碰撞惩罚系数，I₂	80
前轮侧偏角惩罚系数，I₂	1 000
后轮侧偏角惩罚系数，I₄	1 000
横摆角速度惩罚系数，I₅	1 000
跟踪误差惩罚系数，Q	1
控制输入惩罚系数，R	1
车路碰撞松弛因子，ρ₂	1.50
前轮侧偏角松弛因子，ρ₃	1.25
后轮侧偏角松弛因子，ρ₄	1.25
横摆角速度松弛因子，ρ₅	1.25
最大前轮转角，u_max / rad	0.15
最小前轮转角，u_min / rad	-0.15
控制频率，f_s / Hz	10

纵向速度/ (km·h^-1)	碰撞过程最小车距 / m	千次试验碰撞次数
80	1.38	0
95	1.27	0
110	1.01	0