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Auteurs principaux: Wachter, Alexander, Willert, Alexander, Ecker, Marc-Philip, Hartl-Nesic, Christian
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Publié: 2026
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.15642
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author Wachter, Alexander
Willert, Alexander
Ecker, Marc-Philip
Hartl-Nesic, Christian
author_facet Wachter, Alexander
Willert, Alexander
Ecker, Marc-Philip
Hartl-Nesic, Christian
contents We present a closed-loop framework for autonomous raceline optimization that combines NURBS-based trajectory representation, CMA-ES global trajectory optimization, and controller-guided spatial feedback. Instead of treating tracking errors as transient disturbances, our method exploits them as informative signals of local track characteristics via a Kalman-inspired spatial update. This enables the construction of an adaptive, acceleration-based constraint map that iteratively refines trajectories toward near-optimal performance under spatially varying track and vehicle behavior. In simulation, our approach achieves a 17.38% lap time reduction compared to a controller parametrized with maximum static acceleration. On real hardware, tested with different tire compounds ranging from high to low friction, we obtain a 7.60% lap time improvement without explicitly parametrizing friction. This demonstrates robustness to changing grip conditions in real-world scenarios.
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spellingShingle Spatially-Aware Adaptive Trajectory Optimization with Controller-Guided Feedback for Autonomous Racing
Wachter, Alexander
Willert, Alexander
Ecker, Marc-Philip
Hartl-Nesic, Christian
Robotics
We present a closed-loop framework for autonomous raceline optimization that combines NURBS-based trajectory representation, CMA-ES global trajectory optimization, and controller-guided spatial feedback. Instead of treating tracking errors as transient disturbances, our method exploits them as informative signals of local track characteristics via a Kalman-inspired spatial update. This enables the construction of an adaptive, acceleration-based constraint map that iteratively refines trajectories toward near-optimal performance under spatially varying track and vehicle behavior. In simulation, our approach achieves a 17.38% lap time reduction compared to a controller parametrized with maximum static acceleration. On real hardware, tested with different tire compounds ranging from high to low friction, we obtain a 7.60% lap time improvement without explicitly parametrizing friction. This demonstrates robustness to changing grip conditions in real-world scenarios.
title Spatially-Aware Adaptive Trajectory Optimization with Controller-Guided Feedback for Autonomous Racing
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.15642