Roadgraph Generation and Free-Space Estimation in Unknown Structured Environments for Autonomous Vehicle Motion Planning

Tobias Kessler, Pascal Minnerup, Klemens Esterle, Christian Feist, Florian Mickler, Erwin Roth, Alois Knoll

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Abstract

Automotive manufacturers and customers wish to have fully automated driving functionality available in a huge set of locations, scenarios, and markets. This raises the need for universally applicable scene understanding and motion planning algorithms that do not rely on highly accurate maps or excessive infrastructure communication. In this paper we introduce two novel approaches for extracting a topological roadgraph with possible intersection options from sensor data along with a geometric representation of the available maneuvering space. Also, a search and optimization-based path planning method for guiding the vehicle along a selected track in the roadgraph and within the free-space is presented. We compare the methods presented in simulation and show results of a test drive with a research vehicle. Our evaluations show the applicability in low speed maneuvering scenarios and the stability of the algorithms even for low quality input data.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, ITSC 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2831-2838
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781728103235
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Dec 2018
Event21st IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITSC 2018 - Maui, United States
Duration: 4 Nov 20187 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameIEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Proceedings, ITSC
Volume2018-November

Conference

Conference21st IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITSC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMaui
Period4/11/187/11/18

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