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Title: Autonomous control of a scale model of a trailer-truck using an obstacle-avoidance path-planning hierarchy
Author (s): Woodley, Robert
Acar, Levent
Department/Lab Affiliations: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Intelligent Systems Center
Keywords: sensors
transceivers
Subject Terms: Automobiles--Collision avoidance systems.
Intelligent control systems.
Motor vehicles.
Issue Date: 2004
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE
Citation: Woodley, Robert and Levent Acar. "Autonomous control of a scale model of a trailer-truck using an obstacle-avoidance path-planning hierarchy." Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 30 June-2 July 2004.
Abstract: A scale model of a tractor-trailer truck was developed as a testbed for control algorithms. The truck operates in autonomous or semi-autonomous modes. An on-board Pentium computer with a PC104 bus performs the computations and data collection. Various sensors and a wireless transceiver are on-board the truck. Our research focus has been in the autonomous control of vehicles using intelligent systems. For this document we have employed a multi-resolutional hierarchy to plan a path for the tractor-trailer truck. The hierarchy starts with a simple path then warps it around obstacles. The modular construction of the hierarchy allows more intelligent agents to perform some of tasks. The current system has some limitations as to the placement of obstacles, however, it is an extremely fast algorithm and is able to handle some motion of the obstacles.
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titleAutonomous control of a scale model of a trailer-truck using an obstacle-avoidance path-planning hierarchy
contributor.authorWoodley, Robert
contributor.authorAcar, Levent
contributor.deptlabElectrical and Computer Engineering
contributor.deptlabIntelligent Systems Center
subjectsensors
subjecttransceivers
subject.LCSHAutomobiles--Collision avoidance systems.
subject.LCSHIntelligent control systems.
subject.LCSHMotor vehicles.
date.issued2004
publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE
identifier.citationWoodley, Robert and Levent Acar. "Autonomous control of a scale model of a trailer-truck using an obstacle-avoidance path-planning hierarchy." Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 30 June-2 July 2004.
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description.abstractA scale model of a tractor-trailer truck was developed as a testbed for control algorithms. The truck operates in autonomous or semi-autonomous modes. An on-board Pentium computer with a PC104 bus performs the computations and data collection. Various sensors and a wireless transceiver are on-board the truck. Our research focus has been in the autonomous control of vehicles using intelligent systems. For this document we have employed a multi-resolutional hierarchy to plan a path for the tractor-trailer truck. The hierarchy starts with a simple path then warps it around obstacles. The modular construction of the hierarchy allows more intelligent agents to perform some of tasks. The current system has some limitations as to the placement of obstacles, however, it is an extremely fast algorithm and is able to handle some motion of the obstacles.
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