Analytical Longitudinal Speed Planning for CAVs with Previewed Road Geometry and Friction Constraints

Due to the lack of information, current vehicle control systems generally assume that the road friction conditions ahead of a vehicle are unchanged relative to those at the vehicle's current position. This can result in dangerous situations if the friction is suddenly decreasing from the current situation, or overly conservative driving styles if the friction of the current situation is worse than the roadway ahead. However, with connectivity either to other vehicles, infrastructure, or cloud services, future vehicles may have access to upcoming roadway information; this is particularly valuable for planning velocity trajectories that consider the friction and geometry in the road path ahead. This paper introduces a method for planning longitudinal speed profiles for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) that have previewed information about path geometry and friction conditions. The novelty of this approach is to explicitly include consideration of the friction ellipse available along the intended path. The paper derives an analytical solution for certain preview cases that upper-bounds the allowable vehicle velocity profile while preventing departure from the friction ellipse. The results further define the relationship between a lower bound on friction, the path geometry, and minimum friction preview distance. This relationship is used to ensure the vehicle has sufficient time to take action for upcoming hazardous situations. The efficacy of the algorithm is demonstrated through an application case where a vehicle navigates a curving road with changing friction conditions, with results showing that, with sufficient preview, the vehicle could anticipate allowable and stable path keeping speed.

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Work Title Analytical Longitudinal Speed Planning for CAVs with Previewed Road Geometry and Friction Constraints
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Creators
  1. Liming Gao
  2. Craig Beal
  3. Daniel Fescenmyer
  4. Sean Brennan
Keyword
  1. Geometry
  2. Connected vehicles
  3. Navigation
  4. Friction
  5. Roads
  6. Control Systems
  7. Planning
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Work Type Article
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  1. IEEE
Publication Date September 19, 2021
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  1. 10.1109/itsc48978.2021.9564602
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  1. 2021 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC)
Deposited August 18, 2022

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