エネルギーを考慮した経路追従：電気自動車における強化学習とNMPCの比較分析
Energy-Aware Path Following: Comparative Analysis of Reinforcement Learning and NMPC for Electric Vehicles
電気自動車の経路追従制御において、回生ブレーキによるエネルギー回収を考慮し、NMPC・PPO・PID-SF・Stanleyの4手法を比較。PPOは未見のコースや動的車両モデルにもゼロショットで転移可能なことを示した。
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著者: Mohamed Sabaa, Mostafa Emam
分類: cs.RO, cs.LG, eess.SY
原文アブストラクト
Path-following control strategies typically follow the bi-objective optimization dilemma: minimizing deviations from a reference path while maintaining smooth speed profiles. The latter objective is especially relevant for Electric Vehicles (EVs), since their limited driving range can be extended by recovering energy through regenerative braking, a feature that has not yet been sufficiently studied in the literature. In this work, we perform a comparative analysis of four controllers under one common Frenet frame-based kinematic vehicle model, utilizing a validated energy model (VT-CPEM) with explicit regenerative braking. Herein, we implement the following controllers: Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC), Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO), gain-scheduled Ackermann state-feedback baseline (PID-SF), and a Stanley geometric baseline. To satisfy real-time requirements, we implement the NMPC using JIT-compiled CasADi. Moreover, we train the PPO using traditional straight and S-curve tracks, after which we successfully transfer the unmodified policy to unseen tracks, including: an ISO 3888-1 lane-change, a chicane, randomly-generated parameterized-splines, and a $\pm3^\circ$ graded road. In addition, the policy transfers to a dynamic single-track vehicle model with linear tires, zero-shot with an acceptable initial performance, which was optimized after brief fine-tuning. Thereby, we demonstrate that our PPO is readily transferable to more comprehensive vehicle models. We conclude with a performance analysis of developed controllers and discuss ideas for future work.