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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Autonomous Vehicle Navigation"”.
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Robust autonomous vehicle navigation
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 2002.
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Techniques in Kalman Filtering for Autonomous Vehicle Navigation
… examines the design and implementation of the navigation solution for an autonomous ground vehicle suited with global position system (GPS) receivers, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and wheel speed sensors (WSS) using the framework of Kalman filtering (KF). To demonstrate the flexibility …
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A homotopy-based hierarchical framework for semi-autonomous/autonomous vehicle navigation
Semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles have been of interest for reasons such as safety, efficiency, and convenience. The thesis proposes a homotopy-based hierarchical motion planning and control framework for vehicle navigation. A homotopy is, roughly speaking, a set of trajectories with the same …
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Identification of barriers and least cost paths for autonomous vehicle navigation using airborne LIDAR data
… has sponsored two Grand Challenges, races among autonomous ground vehicles in rural environments. These vehicles must follow a course delineated by Global Positioning System waypoints using no human guidance. Airborne LIDAR data and GIS can play a significant role in identifying barriers and …
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INTELLIGENT PATH SEARCHING AND POSE ESTIMATION
Autonomous vehicles have been witnessed prosperous in the last decade. This thesis focuses on path searching and pose estimation for autonomous vehicle navigation. The thesis first studies multi-sensor pose estimation on the vehicle that is equipped with cameras, an altitude and heading reference …
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Autonomous Vehicle Pose Estimation in GNSS-Denied Areas Using Cross-Track Error Measurements
… critical for the safe and efficient operation of autonomous vehicles, enabling precise navigation and control in highly dynamic environments. This study presents a novel approach to vehicle pose estimation using cross-track error (CTE) measurements as supplemental inputs for GNSS denied …
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Towards Autonomous Localization of an Underwater Drone
<p>Autonomous vehicle navigation is a complex and challenging task. Land and aerial vehicles often use highly accurate GPS sensors to localize themselves in their environments. These sensors are ineffective in underwater environments due to signal attenuation. Autonomous underwater vehicles utilize …
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Image Segmentation and Range Estimation Using a Moving-aperture Lens
… 3D video broadcast, teleconferencing and autonomous vehicle navigation.
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A fuzzy logic solution for navigation of the Subsurface Explorer planetary exploration robot
An unsupervised fuzzy logic navigation algorithm is designed and implemented in simulation for the Subsurface Explorer planetary exploration robot. The robot is intended for the subterranean exploration of Mars, and will be equipped with acoustic sensing for detecting obstacles. Measurements of …
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Multiresolution fixation of a binocular vision system
… and has potential applications in such areas as autonomous vehicle navigation, industrial process control, and visually guided robot manipulation.
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Faster apprenticeship learning through inverse optimal control
… very large and continuous state spaces such as autonomous vehicle navigation. An evaluation performed using OpenAI RLLab suggests that this method is robust and ready to be adopted for solving problems both in research and various industries.
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Size-Adaptive Convolutional Neural Network with Parameterized-Swish Activation for Enhanced Object Detection
… is essential for various applications, such as autonomous vehicle navigation and medical imaging diagnostics. Addressing the variance in object sizes presents a significant challenge requiring advanced computational solutions for reliable object recognition and processing. This research …
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Vision-Aided Navigation for GPS-Denied Environments Using Landmark Feature Identification
<p>In recent years, unmanned autonomous vehicles have been used in diverse applications because of their multifaceted capabilities. In most cases, the navigation systems for these vehicles are dependent on Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. Many applications of interest, however, entail …
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Layer Extraction and Image Compositing using a Moving-aperture Lens
… uses of this method include surveillance, autonomous vehicle navigation, video content manipulation and video compression.
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An Investigation of the Clothoid Steering Model for Autonomous Vehicles
… to circle arcs in roads and railways, because a vehicle following the curve at constant speed will have a constant change of centripetal acceleration. Clothoids have also been widely adopted in planning potential paths for autonomous vehicle navigation. They have been viewed as useful …
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Fast Path Planning in Uncertain Environments: Theory and Experiments
This dissertation addresses path planning for an autonomous vehicle navigating in a two dimensional environment for which an a priori map is inaccurate and for which the environment is sensed in real-time. For this class of application, planning decisions must be made in real-time. This work is …