Hybrid Imitation-Learning Motion Planner for Urban Driving

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.02871v1
• Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 16:54:31 GMT
• Title: Hybrid Imitation-Learning Motion Planner for Urban Driving
• Authors: Cristian Gariboldi, Matteo Corno, Beng Jin,
• Abstract summary: We propose a novel hybrid motion planner that integrates both learning-based and optimization-based techniques. Our model effectively balances safety and human-likeness, mitigating the trade-off inherent in these objectives. We validate our approach through simulation experiments and further demonstrate its efficacy by deploying it in real-world self-driving vehicles.
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• Abstract: With the release of open source datasets such as nuPlan and Argoverse, the research around learning-based planners has spread a lot in the last years. Existing systems have shown excellent capabilities in imitating the human driver behaviour, but they struggle to guarantee safe closed-loop driving. Conversely, optimization-based planners offer greater security in short-term planning scenarios. To confront this challenge, in this paper we propose a novel hybrid motion planner that integrates both learning-based and optimization-based techniques. Initially, a multilayer perceptron (MLP) generates a human-like trajectory, which is then refined by an optimization-based component. This component not only minimizes tracking errors but also computes a trajectory that is both kinematically feasible and collision-free with obstacles and road boundaries. Our model effectively balances safety and human-likeness, mitigating the trade-off inherent in these objectives. We validate our approach through simulation experiments and further demonstrate its efficacy by deploying it in real-world self-driving vehicles.

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