Tomofumi Matsuzawaa, Akito Fukaib
a Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan.
b Department of Information Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan.
Many studies have been conducted using obstacle hazard values, called the potential method, for connected autonomous vehicles. However, most studies were conducted for static obstacles, and those for dynamic obstacles assumed an environment without oncoming or crossing vehicles. In this study, we devise an algorithm for generating potential values considering time series characteristics using information that can be obtained through inter-vehicle communication and propose a path-finding algorithm that uses these potential values. As an evaluation of the usefulness of the proposed method, we compare it with existing potential methods. The results show that, in some situations, the route derived by the proposed method is superior to the route derived by the existing potential method in terms of safety and time to reach the destination.
Keywords: Automatic driving, Autonomous vehicle, Path finding, Artificial potential method.
Matsuzawa, T., & Fukai, A. (2022). Proposal and Evaluation of a Dynamic Path Finding Method Using Potential Values Considering Time Series in Automatic Driving. Advances in the Theory of Nonlinear Analysis and its Application, 6(4), 460-475.