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Showing 1 to 20 of 245 for “"Autonomous Vehicle"”.
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Robust autonomous vehicle navigation
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 2002.
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Autonomous Vehicle Perception Quality Assessment
In recent years, the rapid development of autonomous vehicles (AVs) has necessitated the need for high-quality perception systems. Perception is a fundamental requirement for AVs, with cameras and LiDARs being commonly used sensors for environmental understanding and localization. However, there is …
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GridSLAM on the RAPTOR autonomous vehicle
… thesis develops and applies GridSLAM on a small autonomous car-like vehicle for indoor environments. GridSLAM uses a particle filter to generate a discretized 2D occupancy map. This GridSLAM implementation uses sparse, shared, and lazy data structures to reduce memory usage and computation …
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Path planning for an autonomous vehicle
The desire for highly capable unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs), has necessitated the need for more research into the problems faced by these vehicles. One classic problem faced by UAVs concerns how the vehicle should traverse its environment in order to leave the current position and arrive at a …
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Human inspiration for autonomous vehicle tactics
… associated with poor tactical choices, current autonomous vehicles do not possess the decision making abilities to successfully perform in these environments. However, human experts frequently operate in these domains where they are forced to make quick, reactive decisions based on incomplete …
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Autonomous Vehicle Control using Image Processing
… thesis describes the design of an inexpensive autonomous vehicle system using a small scaled model vehicle. The system is capable of operating in two different modes: telerobotic manual mode and automated driving mode. In telerobotic manual mode, the model vehicle is controlled by a human …
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Personal Value Priorities in Autonomous Vehicle Discourse
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have become increasingly prevalent in modern society, with multiple companies pursuing avenues to advance technology. Despite the promises of safer driving, mitigating accidents and reducing stress, mixed opinions exist on the reliability and trustworthiness of the …
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Assessment and assurance of autonomous vehicle safety
The student, James Cyriac, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2020-11-30 at 11:53.
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Multiple autonomous vehicle mission planning and management
This thesis investigates multiple autonomous vehicle mission planning and management. It begins by introducing the basic concepts and objectives of the multivehicle mission-planning problem. Then it formulates the problem mathematically and analyzes parameters in the objective function. The …
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Autonomous Vehicle Implementation into Existing Garrison Infrastructure
… as the rapidly growing field of connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technology. CAVs, with their array of sensors and software, are able capture, store, and analyze remarkable amounts of data. Military installations have a need to develop an understanding of the data systems involved in CAV …
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Navigation and Control of an Autonomous Vehicle
The navigation and control of an autonomous vehicle is a highly complex task. Making a vehicle intelligent and able to operate "unmanned" requires extensive theoretical as well as practical knowledge. An autonomous vehicle must be able to make decisions and respond to situations completely on its …
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Autonomous Vehicle Waypoint Navigation Using Hyper-Clothoids
… the novel hyper-clothoid control strategy, to autonomously navigate a car. These waypoint navigation solutions smoothly connect the given waypoints with C1 continuity using Hermite cubic splines which is used as a reference path for the controller to track. The PID controller uses lateral and …
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Cooperative and Decentralized Defense in Autonomous Vehicle Networks
… the transportation revolution, the emergence of Autonomous Vehicle Networks (AVNs) represents a remarkable feat of technological sophistication. It embodies a seamlessly interconnected system of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) that operate with unparalleled precision, exhibit cohesive communication …
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Navigational fuzzy logic control of an autonomous vehicle
The control of an autonomous passenger vehicle to reach a target amid static and dynamic obstacles is presented. To accommodate various model and environmental uncertainties, fuzzy logic is used in designing the vehicle's controller. The controller evaluates sensor information and outputs signals …
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Estimation of Driver Behavior for Autonomous Vehicle Applications
… of a system. One CPS application area is in autonomous vehicles. Autonomous (or self-driving) vehicles are likely to be an upcoming revolution in personal and commercial transportation. While there are many outstanding public policy questions, this technology promises to improve our quality …
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Guidance, control and estimation of autonomous vehicle systems
… guidance, control and estimation algorithms for autonomous vehicle systems. The objective is to provide robust control and estimation algorithms for both single and multiple autonomous vehicles under realistic motion, sensing, and communication conditions such as uncertain dynamics, passive …
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AUTOSPHERE Level 3 / Level 4 autonomous vehicle interface
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-08-01
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Mapping and sensor fusion for an autonomous vehicle
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1996.
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Multiple-Path Generation to Improve Autonomous Vehicle Planning
Path planning is an integral part of ensuring autonomous vehicles become more safe and efficient in order to facilitate greater adoption of the technology and make it a viable option for an increased number of applications. While there are many documented approaches to path planning on roads, the …
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Modeling and control of a small autonomous vehicle
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1997.
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