提出可统一瞬时与全程驾驶效率的PASS模型,解决自动驾驶评估不一致问题。
Projected Attainable Speed Space: A Driving Efficiency Metric Connecting Instantaneous Evaluation to Travel Time

- 用速度潜力和利用度双指标量化瞬时驾驶效率
- 10次变道事件中,模型预测与实际耗时相关性达0.913
- 适合需要实时决策与长期性能分析的自动驾驶系统
低效驾驶行为(如过度保守让行)仍是自动驾驶车辆部署的关键障碍。瞬时驾驶效率指标对自驱动决策至关重要,但常用指标(如速度、相对速度、车距)难以捕捉交通情境,且瞬时输出与行程结果不一致。本研究提出投影可达速度空间(PASS)模型,通过融合运动学与空间信息,构建跨瞬时与行程层级的统一评估框架。PASS以速度提升潜力(可用加速度空间)和对其响应(可用加速度空间利用率)为两个耦合要素,其中可用加速度空间基于理想追及机动的投影可达速度,由与前车的相对速度和间距推导;利用率则以该空间的时间变化表征。为保证跨尺度一致性,定义了时间聚合的PASS作为行程级效率指标。基于驾驶仿真轨迹数据校准参数,使时间聚合PASS与实测行程时间高度一致。在10次变道事件中,平均决定系数达0.913,验证了模型在不同时间尺度下的一致性。该研究提供了一个物理基础坚实、支持实时决策与长期分析的统一框架。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Inefficient driving behaviors, such as overly conservative yielding, remain a key obstacle to deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs). Instantaneous driving efficiency metrics are crucial for self-driving decision-making because they affect real-time performance evaluation and control optimization. However, commonly used indicators, including speed, relative speed, and inter-vehicle distance, are limited in capturing traffic context and in ensuring consistency between instantaneous outputs and travel-level outcomes. This study proposes the Projected Attainable Speed Space (PASS) model, a unified framework for driving efficiency assessment across instantaneous and travel-level analyses by integrating kinematic and spatial traffic information. PASS characterizes instantaneous driving efficiency with two coupled elements: potential for speed improvement (available acceleration space) and response to that potential (utilization of available acceleration space). Available acceleration space is referenced to projected attainable speed, derived from an idealized catch-up maneuver using relative speed and spacing to the leading vehicle; utilization is represented by the temporal change in available acceleration space. To ensure cross-scale consistency, time-aggregated PASS is defined as a travel-level efficiency metric. Trajectory data from a driving simulation experiment are used for parameter calibration to maximize agreement between time-aggregated PASS and observed travel times. Across 10 lane-change events, results show strong consistency, with an average coefficient of determination of 0.913, validating PASS for consistent efficiency evaluation across instantaneous and travel-level temporal scales. This study provides a unified, physically grounded framework that supports real-time decision-making and long-term performance analysis in autonomous driving.
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