Game theory based autonomous vehicles operation Online publication date: Thu, 30-Oct-2014
by Changwon Kim; Reza Langari
International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD), Vol. 65, No. 4, 2014
Abstract: In this paper, we propose a game theory based approach to decision making with application to the operation of autonomous ground vehicles in highway setting. The mixed-motive game theory is utilised as a decision-making strategy in the context of a two-player game involving autonomous vehicles. The payoff matrices are defined by considering the safety of each players decision combination in view of their desire to stay within a given lane or to change lanes in consideration of the traffic conditions that the vehicles encounter. By analysing the payoff matrix, either a pure (deterministic) strategy or a mixed (probabilistic) strategy is selected. Three 10 km velocity profiles are predefined for simulation purposes. The simulation results demonstrate effective driving performance. In particular when it is compared with non-game theory cases, game theory based results show larger payoff for both vehicles and smaller payoff differences, securing safe manoeuvring via lane change manoeuvre (LCM) and adaptive cruise control (ACC).
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