Hierarchical Time-Optimal Planning for Multi-Vehicle Racing

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Main Authors: Jank, Georg, Rowold, Matthias, Lohmann, Boris
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Published: 2023
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author Jank, Georg
Rowold, Matthias
Lohmann, Boris
author_facet Jank, Georg
Rowold, Matthias
Lohmann, Boris
contents This paper presents a hierarchical planning algorithm for racing with multiple opponents. The two-stage approach consists of a high-level behavioral planning step and a low-level optimization step. By combining discrete and continuous planning methods, our algorithm encourages global time optimality without being limited by coarse discretization. In the behavioral planning step, the fastest behavior is determined with a low-resolution spatio-temporal visibility graph. Based on the selected behavior, we calculate maneuver envelopes that are subsequently applied as constraints in a time-optimal control problem. The performance of our method is comparable to a parallel approach that selects the fastest trajectory from multiple optimizations with different behavior classes. However, our algorithm can be executed on a single core. This significantly reduces computational requirements, especially when multiple opponents are involved. Therefore, the proposed method is an efficient and practical solution for real-time multi-vehicle racing scenarios.
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spellingShingle Hierarchical Time-Optimal Planning for Multi-Vehicle Racing
Jank, Georg
Rowold, Matthias
Lohmann, Boris
Robotics
This paper presents a hierarchical planning algorithm for racing with multiple opponents. The two-stage approach consists of a high-level behavioral planning step and a low-level optimization step. By combining discrete and continuous planning methods, our algorithm encourages global time optimality without being limited by coarse discretization. In the behavioral planning step, the fastest behavior is determined with a low-resolution spatio-temporal visibility graph. Based on the selected behavior, we calculate maneuver envelopes that are subsequently applied as constraints in a time-optimal control problem. The performance of our method is comparable to a parallel approach that selects the fastest trajectory from multiple optimizations with different behavior classes. However, our algorithm can be executed on a single core. This significantly reduces computational requirements, especially when multiple opponents are involved. Therefore, the proposed method is an efficient and practical solution for real-time multi-vehicle racing scenarios.
title Hierarchical Time-Optimal Planning for Multi-Vehicle Racing
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.06768