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Automotive Engineering ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (3): 361-371.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2023.03.003

Special Issue: 智能网联汽车技术专题-控制2023年

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A Multi-objective Adaptive Cruise Control Strategy for Autonomous Vehicle Considering Uncertain Movements of Preceding Vehicle

Ziwei Zhang1,Ling Zheng1,2(),Yinong Li1,2,Xuqiang Qiao1,Hao Zheng1,Kan Wang1   

  1. 1.College of Mechanical Engineering,Chongqing University,Chongqing  400044
    2.Chongqing University,State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmissions,Chongqing  400044
  • Received:2022-10-12 Revised:2022-11-08 Online:2023-03-25 Published:2023-03-22
  • Contact: Ling Zheng E-mail:zling@cqu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Considering the performance degradation caused by the uncontrollable movement of the preceding vehicle, this paper proposes a stochastic model predictive control strategy based on the Gaussian process for adaptive cruise control. Firstly, an integration model of the car-following system is constructed based on the kinematic relationship between the vehicles. And objective functions and performance constraints of the car-following system are formulated considering comprehensively the multi-dimensional demand of vehicle security, fuel economy, ride comfort, etc. Then, the radial basis function kernel is introduced to describe the relationship among samples and hyperparameters are obtained via the maximum-likelihood method. Based on historical traffic data, the trajectory of the preceding vehicle is predicted in a short term. Subsequently, in consideration of the error between prediction results and its actual values, probability constraints are introduced to establish the stochastic predictive control model under uncertain environment to ensure the optimal overall performance of the system in the presence of stochastic disturbance. Finally, the superiority and effectiveness of the algorithm are verified by typical scenarios such as cut-in, acceleration for car following, and deceleration for collision avoidance. The results show that the proposed strategy possesses good adaptability to working conditions, which can quickly eliminate the tracking errors and keep consistent with the movement of the preceding vehicle. Thus, it makes the vehicle respond more quickly to the highly dynamic traffic environment.

Key words: adaptive cruise control, stochastic model predictive control, autonomous vehicle, Gaussian process, movement of preceding vehicle