Kernel-Based Metrics Learning for Uncertain Opponent Vehicle Trajectory Prediction in Autonomous Racing

📅 2026-09-15
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为解决自动驾驶赛车中因对手车辆未知驾驶策略导致的轨迹不确定性问题,本文提出基于异构核度量的深度核学习方法以提高轨迹预测精度和安全性。
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Autonomous racing confronts significant challenges in safely overtaking Opponent Vehicles (OVs) that exhibit uncertain trajectories, stemming from unknown driving policies. To address these challenges, this study proposes heterogeneous kernel metrics for Deep Kernel Learning (DKL), designed to robustly capture the diverse driving policies of OVs, and carry out precise trajectory predictions along with the associated uncertainties. A key virtue of the proposed kernel metrics lies in their ability to align similar driving policies and disjoin dissimilar ones in an unsupervised manner, given the observed interactions between the Ego Vehicle (EV) and OVs. The efficacy of the proposed method is substantiated through experimental studies on a 1/10th scale racecar platform, demonstrating improved prediction accuracy and thereby safely overtaking against OVs. Furthermore, our method is computationally efficient for onboard computing units, affirming its viability in fast-paced racing environments. The video and source code can be found at https://github.com/HMCL-UNIST/OpponentPredictionWithKMDKL.git.
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autonomous racing
uncertain trajectories
opponent vehicles
driving policies
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Deep Kernel Learning
Heterogeneous Kernel Metrics
Unsupervised Alignment
Trajectory Prediction
Autonomous Racing
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