Trajectory planning at high velocities and at the handling limits is a
challenging task. In order to cope with the requirements of a race scenario, we
propose a far-sighted two step, multi-layered graph-based trajectory planner,
capable to run with speeds up to 212~km/h. The planner is designed to generate
an action set of multiple drivable trajectories, allowing an adjacent behavior
planner to pick the most appropriate action for the global state in the scene.
This method serves objectives such as race line tracking, following, stopping,
overtaking and a velocity profile which enables a handling of the vehicle at
the limit of friction. Thereby, it provides a high update rate, a far planning
horizon and solutions to non-convex scenarios. The capabilities of the proposed
method are demonstrated in simulation and on a real race vehicle.Comment: Accepted at The 22nd IEEE International Conference on Intelligent
Transportation Systems, October 27 - 30, 201