Feasible trajectories generation for autonomous driving vehicles

Abstract

This study presents smooth and fast feasible trajectory generation for autonomous driving vehicles subject to the vehicle physical constraints on the vehicle power, speed, acceleration as well as the hard limitations of the vehicle steering angle and the steering angular speed. This is due to the fact the vehicle speed and the vehicle steering angle are always in a strict relationship for safety purposes, depending on the real vehicle driving constraints, the environmental conditions, and the surrounding obstacles. Three different methods of the position quintic polynomial, speed quartic polynomial, and symmetric polynomial function for generating the vehicle trajectories are presented and illustrated with simulations. The optimal trajectory is selected according to three criteria: Smoother curve, smaller tracking error, and shorter distance. The outcomes of this paper can be used for generating online trajectories for autonomous driving vehicles and auto-parking systems.