Lateral control for autonomous vehicles: A comparative evaluation

The selection of an appropriate control strategy is essential for ensuring safe operation in autonomous driving. While numerous control strategies have been developed for specific driving scenarios, a comprehensive comparative assessment of their performance using the same tuning methodology is lack...

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Autores: Artuñedo, Antonio, Moreno-Gonzalez, Marcos, Villagrá, Jorge
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/351068
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/351068
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Automated vehicles
Lateral control
Path tracking
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Resumo:The selection of an appropriate control strategy is essential for ensuring safe operation in autonomous driving. While numerous control strategies have been developed for specific driving scenarios, a comprehensive comparative assessment of their performance using the same tuning methodology is lacking in the literature. This paper addresses this gap by presenting a systematic evaluation of state-of-the-art model-free and model-based control strategies. The objective is to evaluate and contrast the performance of these controllers across a wide range of driving scenarios, reflecting the diverse needs of autonomous vehicles. To facilitate the comparative analysis, a comprehensive set of performance metrics is selected, encompassing accuracy, robustness, and comfort. The contributions of this research include the design of a systematic tuning methodology, the use of two novel metrics for stability and comfort comparisons and the evaluation through extensive simulations and real tests in an experimental instrumented vehicle over a wide range of trajectories.