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48 results for Robotic Vehicle

A novel controller for wheeled robots handles joystick inputs for smooth steering.

problem Steering control for differential-drive wheeled robots from indirect joystick inputs.
method Developed a geometric controller based on Darboux frame kinematics.
result Smooth trajectories achieved with safety constraints and no desired states.

Motion planning and control are key problems in a collection of robotic applications including the design of autonomous agile vehicles and of minimalist manipulators. These problems can be accurately formalized within the language of affine connections and of geometric control theory. In this paper we overview recent r…

2002-09-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Configuration spaces of distinct labeled points on the plane are of practical relevance in designing safe control schemes for Automated Guided Vehicles (robots) in industrial settings. In this announcement, we consider the problem of the construction and classification of configuration spaces for graphs. Topological da…

1999-05-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning has revolutionized the ability to learn "end-to-end" autonomous vehicle control directly from raw sensory data. While there have been recent extensions to handle forms of navigation instruction, these works are unable to capture the full distribution of possible actions that could be taken and to reason a…

2018-11-25abs ↗pdf ↗

The study uses Gaussian mixture models to estimate pipe wall thickness from partial scans.

problem Estimating remaining wall thickness of critical water mains in non-destructive evaluation.
method Developed a robotic vehicle for pipe inspections. Used Gaussian Processes and Gaussian Mixture Models to infer RWT at unseen sections.
result Gaussian mixture models effectively capture the probability of RWT values in inspected data.

This work uses QPGPs to improve ILC performance in repetitive tasks.

problem Performance degradation in repetitive motion tasks due to environmental changes and robot wear.
method Incorporates Quasi-Periodic Gaussian Processes into a predictive ILC framework.
result The proposed approach achieves faster convergence and robustness under disturbances.

Triple-GAIL learns from multiple sources to improve imitation learning for complex behaviors.

problem Limited scalability of GAIL in real-world scenarios like autonomous vehicles.
method Integrates expert demonstrations and generated experiences with an auxiliary skill selector.
result Triple-GAIL outperforms state-of-the-art methods in learning complex behaviors.

The paper introduces metrics for robust unsupervised learning of vehicle interactions.

problem Robust representation learning of temporal dynamic interactions in robotics.
method Geometric approach using Procrustes distance and optimal transport for comparing interaction distributions.
result Metrics for assessing stability and comparing interaction learning algorithms.

In the automation of many kinds of processes, the observable outcome can often be described as the combined effect of an entire sequence of actions, or controls, applied throughout its execution. In these cases, strategies to optimise control policies for individual stages of the process might not be applicable, and in…

2018-02-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Adaptive framework generates challenging adversarial scenarios for autonomous vehicles.

problem Lack of efficient and adaptable evaluation methods for autonomous vehicles.
method Adaptive evaluation framework using ensemble models and nonparametric Bayesian clustering.
result Adversarial scenarios significantly degrade tested autonomous vehicles' performance.

VTrackIt creates a synthetic dataset with infrastructure and vehicle info for AVs.

problem Lack of infrastructure and pooled vehicle info in existing AV datasets.
method Developed VTrackIt, a synthetic dataset with intelligent infrastructure and pooled vehicle info, and introduced InfraGAN for trajectory predictions.
result VTrackIt reduces high-risk edge cases in AV trajectory predictions.

This paper proposes IMU preintegrated features for efficient deep inertial odometry.

problem Efficient odometry from IMU data is challenging due to sensor imperfections and noise.
method Proposes IMU preintegrated features exploiting IMU motion model's manifold structure.
result Improves odometry performance and reduces computational burdens.

Generative model learns vehicle trajectory distributions for better data generalization.

problem Data sparsity and privacy issues in urban vehicle trajectory analysis.
method Generative adversarial imitation learning framework for urban vehicle trajectory generation.
result TrajGAIL model produces synthetic trajectories similar to real ones, achieving significant performance gains.

Proposes a method to model multi-vehicle interactions using Gaussian processes.

problem Challenges in modeling correlations between multiple road users over time.
method Uses a stochastic vector field model and non-parametric Bayesian learning.
result Captures motion patterns from complex multi-vehicle interactions without heroic prior assumptions.

Proposes CTSDG model for better vehicle intention prediction across domains.

problem Domain generalization for vehicle intention prediction in dynamic environments.
method Structural causal model with recurrent latent variable integration.
result Consistent improvement in prediction accuracy compared to state-of-the-art methods.

New approach uses dynamic programming to efficiently discover failures in autonomous vehicle simulations.

problem Efficiently discovering rare failure events in autonomous vehicle simulations.
method Approximate dynamic programming and scene decomposition to estimate failure distribution.
result Increased number of failures discovered compared to baseline approaches.

Autonomous Vehicles(AV) are one of the brightest promises of the future which would help cut down fatalities and improve travel time while working in harmony. Autonomous vehicles will face with challenging situations and experiences not seen before. These experiences should be converted to knowledge and help the vehicl…

2018-08-16abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper presents a method for testing the decision making systems of autonomous vehicles. Our approach involves perturbing stochastic elements in the vehicle's environment until the vehicle is involved in a collision. Instead of applying direct Monte Carlo sampling to find collision scenarios, we formulate the probl…

2019-02-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved AST method finds more useful failure scenarios for autonomous vehicles.

problem Finding useful failure scenarios for autonomous vehicle validation is challenging.
method Adaptive Stress Testing with reward augmentation, modified to encode domain information.
result The modified AST method discovers a larger and more expressive subset of failure scenarios.

A novel observer-based method detects and recovers anomalies in CAV sensor readings.

problem Improving safety and security in connected and automated vehicles.
method Combines model-based signal filtering and anomaly detection methods using AEKF and OCSVM.
result The proposed method achieves better anomaly detection performance compared to traditional methods.

Predict real-time crash risks during hurricane evacuations using connected vehicle data.

problem Mitigate crash risks during hurricane evacuations by predicting high-risk locations.
method Used connected vehicle data to predict crash risks in real-time, considering weather and traffic features.
result Gaussian Process Boosting and Extreme Gradient Boosting models performed best, with recall of 0.91.

This paper compares machine learning methods for recognizing lane change intentions from vehicle trajectories.

problem Accurately detecting and predicting lane change processes in autonomous vehicles.
method Comparison of different machine learning methods on high-dimensional time series data.
result Ensemble methods reduce Type II and Type III classification errors, while LightGBM outperforms XGBoost in training efficiency.

An active area of research is to increase the safety of self-driving vehicles. Although safety cannot be guarenteed completely, the capability of a vehicle to predict the future trajectories of its surrounding vehicles could help ensure this notion of safety to a greater deal. We cast the trajectory forecast problem in…

2019-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning predicts vehicle behavior for safer autonomous driving.

problem Enhance autonomous vehicles' hazard awareness in complex environments.
method Review of deep learning-based approaches for vehicle behaviour prediction.
result Deep learning outperforms conventional methods in complex scenarios.

A DRL-based strategy improves vehicle tracking accuracy while saving energy.

problem Enhancing vehicle tracking accuracy in WSNs without increasing energy consumption.
method Decentralized strategy with dynamic reinforcement learning to adjust sensing areas.
result Simulation results demonstrate superior performance of DRL-aided design.

Tackles bridging machine learning and control theory for safety-critical systems.

problem Ensuring reliability and safety in machine learning applications for safety-critical systems.
method Review of recent advances in learning and control theory, historical context.
result Importance of control theorists joining the conversation on learning-related problems.

Deep Q-learning optimizes same-day delivery with vehicles and drones.

problem Optimizing same-day delivery with limited vehicle and drone capacities.
method Deep Q-learning approach to assign packages to vehicles or drones.
result Deep Q-learning policy outperforms benchmark policies and maintains effectiveness with changing fleet sizes.

Accurately predicting the possible behaviors of traffic participants is an essential capability for future autonomous vehicles. The majority of current researches fix the number of driving intentions by considering only a specific scenario. However, distinct driving environments usually contain various possible driving…

2018-04-10abs ↗pdf ↗