High-Level Sensor Models for the Reinforcement Learning Driving Policy Training

Performance limitations of automotive sensors and the resulting perception errors are one of the most critical limitations in the design of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Autonomous Driving Systems. Ability to efficiently recreate realistic error patterns in a traffic simulation setup not on...

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Main Author: Wojciech Turlej
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Electronics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/1/71
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description Performance limitations of automotive sensors and the resulting perception errors are one of the most critical limitations in the design of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Autonomous Driving Systems. Ability to efficiently recreate realistic error patterns in a traffic simulation setup not only helps to ensure that such systems operate correctly in presence of perception errors, but also fulfills a key role in the training of Machine-Learning-based algorithms often utilized in them. This paper proposes a set of efficient sensor models for detecting road users and static road features. Applicability of the models is presented on an example of Reinforcement-Learning-based driving policy training. Experimental results demonstrate a significant increase in the policy’s robustness to perception errors, alleviating issues caused by the differences between the virtual traffic environment used in the policy’s training and the realistic conditions.
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spelling doaj.art-1fb56764a8a343c59e927969114d29492023-11-16T15:10:43ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922022-12-011217110.3390/electronics12010071High-Level Sensor Models for the Reinforcement Learning Driving Policy TrainingWojciech Turlej0Aptiv Services Poland S.A., Ul. Podgórki Tynieckie 2, 30-399 Cracow, PolandPerformance limitations of automotive sensors and the resulting perception errors are one of the most critical limitations in the design of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Autonomous Driving Systems. Ability to efficiently recreate realistic error patterns in a traffic simulation setup not only helps to ensure that such systems operate correctly in presence of perception errors, but also fulfills a key role in the training of Machine-Learning-based algorithms often utilized in them. This paper proposes a set of efficient sensor models for detecting road users and static road features. Applicability of the models is presented on an example of Reinforcement-Learning-based driving policy training. Experimental results demonstrate a significant increase in the policy’s robustness to perception errors, alleviating issues caused by the differences between the virtual traffic environment used in the policy’s training and the realistic conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/1/71sensor modelingtraffic simulationreinforcement learningautonomous driving
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High-Level Sensor Models for the Reinforcement Learning Driving Policy Training
Electronics
sensor modeling
traffic simulation
reinforcement learning
autonomous driving
title High-Level Sensor Models for the Reinforcement Learning Driving Policy Training
title_full High-Level Sensor Models for the Reinforcement Learning Driving Policy Training
title_fullStr High-Level Sensor Models for the Reinforcement Learning Driving Policy Training
title_full_unstemmed High-Level Sensor Models for the Reinforcement Learning Driving Policy Training
title_short High-Level Sensor Models for the Reinforcement Learning Driving Policy Training
title_sort high level sensor models for the reinforcement learning driving policy training
topic sensor modeling
traffic simulation
reinforcement learning
autonomous driving
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