Online Velocity Profile Generation and Tracking for Sampling-Based Local Planning Algorithms in Autonomous Racing Environments

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Main Authors: Langmann, Alexander, Ögretmen, Levent, Werner, Frederik, Betz, Johannes
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Published: 2025
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author Langmann, Alexander
Ögretmen, Levent
Werner, Frederik
Betz, Johannes
author_facet Langmann, Alexander
Ögretmen, Levent
Werner, Frederik
Betz, Johannes
contents This work presents an online velocity planner for autonomous racing that adapts to changing dynamic constraints, such as grip variations from tire temperature changes and rubber accumulation. The method combines a forward-backward solver for online velocity optimization with a novel spatial sampling strategy for local trajectory planning, utilizing a three-dimensional track representation. The computed velocity profile serves as a reference for the local planner, ensuring adaptability to environmental and vehicle dynamics. We demonstrate the approach's robust performance and computational efficiency in racing scenarios and discuss its limitations, including sensitivity to deviations from the predefined racing line and high jerk characteristics of the velocity profile.
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spellingShingle Online Velocity Profile Generation and Tracking for Sampling-Based Local Planning Algorithms in Autonomous Racing Environments
Langmann, Alexander
Ögretmen, Levent
Werner, Frederik
Betz, Johannes
Robotics
This work presents an online velocity planner for autonomous racing that adapts to changing dynamic constraints, such as grip variations from tire temperature changes and rubber accumulation. The method combines a forward-backward solver for online velocity optimization with a novel spatial sampling strategy for local trajectory planning, utilizing a three-dimensional track representation. The computed velocity profile serves as a reference for the local planner, ensuring adaptability to environmental and vehicle dynamics. We demonstrate the approach's robust performance and computational efficiency in racing scenarios and discuss its limitations, including sensitivity to deviations from the predefined racing line and high jerk characteristics of the velocity profile.
title Online Velocity Profile Generation and Tracking for Sampling-Based Local Planning Algorithms in Autonomous Racing Environments
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.05157