Proposal of an Autonomous Vehicle Control Architecture

Abstract

In this paper, a control program architecture is proposed for autonomous vehicles. This set of programs is structured in a hierarchy and it is inspired by the human driver behavior. It contains three levels connected by specific links: the strategic, the tactical, and the operational level. Autonomous vehicles and human-driven vehicles will share the roads in future transportation systems. The human-like driving behavior will allow other participants to predict the autonomous vehicle’s behavior.