A novel game-theoretic decision-making framework for autonomous vehicles in low-speed merge scenarios
摘要
Low-speed merge scenarios bring challenges to automated driving techniques since there is strong interaction and lack of coordination between vehicles. To address this problem, a novel game-theoretic decision-making framework for autonomous vehicles in low-speed merge scenarios is proposed. The trajectory planning of vehicles is carried out based on fifth-order polynomial curves, which in turn constructs the action space for vehicles’ decision-making. Cost functions considering safety and efficiency are designed for both the merging vehicle and the target vehicle to quantify the cost or payoffs for traffic participants. Next, a hierarchical decision-making framework for autonomous vehicles is proposed, consisting of up-level dynamic game decision-making and low-level security protection. Finally, through the simulations in Matlab, the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm for low-speed merge scenarios is verified.