The ZJU DDRX Laboratory focuses on advancing autonomous driving technologies with a particular emphasis on trajectory planning and control under extreme driving conditions.
1. Autonomous Racing: Autonomous Racing is a dynamic field focused on developing cutting-edge technologies to enable vehicles to compete in high-speed racing environments without human drivers. A notable platform for research and competition in this area is the F1TENTH competition, which uses 1:10 scale autonomous vehicles. These vehicles provide a highly versatile and cost-effective testbed for advancing trajectory planning, real-time control, and decision-making algorithms.
2. Autonomous Drift: Autonomous Drift is an advanced research domain within autonomous driving that focuses on enabling vehicles to perform controlled drifting maneuvers without human intervention. Drifting, characterized by intentionally oversteering to lose traction while maintaining control, poses unique challenges in terms of vehicle dynamics, trajectory planning, and real-time control under extreme conditions.