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Automotive Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (4): 564-576.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2024.04.002

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Research on Automatic Driving Motion Control Based on Double Estimator Reinforcement Learning Combined with Forward Predictive Control

Guodong Du1,2,Yuan Zou1(),Xudong Zhang1,Wenjing Sun1,Wei Sun1   

  1. 1.School of Mechanical Engineering,Beijing Institute of Technology,Beijing 100081
    2.Institute of Dynamic System and Control,ETH Zurich,Zurich 8006
  • Received:2023-09-06 Revised:2023-10-13 Online:2024-04-25 Published:2024-04-24
  • Contact: Yuan Zou E-mail:zouyuanbit@vip.163.com

Abstract:

Motion control research is an important part to achieve the goal of autonomous driving. To solve the problem of suboptimal control sequence due to the limitation of single-step decision in traditional reinforcement learning algorithm, a motion control framework based on the combination of double estimator reinforcement learning algorithm and forward predictive control method (DEQL-FPC) is proposed. In this framework, double estimators are introduced to solve the problem of action overestimation of traditional reinforcement learning methods and improve the speed of optimization. The forward predictive multi-step decision making method is designed to replace the single step decision making of traditional reinforcement learning so as to effectively improve the performance of global control strategies. Through virtual driving environment simulation, the superiority of the control framework applied in path tracking and safe obstacle avoidance of autonomous vehicles is proved, and the accuracy, safety, rapidity and comfort of motion control are guaranteed.

Key words: autonomous vehicle, motion control optimization, double estimator reinforcement learning algorithm, forward predictive control method