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A MultiObjective Optimization Approach for MultiVehicle Path Planning Problems Considering Human–Robot Interactions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)There has been unprecedented development in the field of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) over the past few years. UGVs have been used in many fields including civilian and military with applications such as military ... -
Advancing Vehicle Trajectory Prediction: A Probabilistic Approach Using Combined Sequential Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This paper addresses the critical need to quantify vehicle trajectory uncertainty in autonomous driving under environmental variability. We focus on predicting the posterior distribution of vehicle trajectories over a fixed ... -
Analysis and Control of an In-Pipe Wheeled Robot With Spiral Moving Capability
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This article presents analysis and control of a wheeled robot that can move spirally inside the pipeline. The wheeled robot considered is composed of two mechanical bodies, a pair of differential-drive wheels, a lifting ... -
Analysis of Hazards for Autonomous Driving
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Hazard analysis is the core of numerous approaches to safety engineering, including the functional safety standard ISO-26262 (FuSa) and Safety of the Intended Function (SOTIF) ISO/PAS 21448. We focus on addressing the ... -
Analytic Velocity Obstacle for Efficient Collision Avoidance Computation and a Comparison Study With Sampling and Optimization-Based Approaches
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Velocity obstacle (VO) is one of the popular reactive navigation algorithms for the path planning of autonomous agents. The collision-free property can be guaranteed if the agent is able to choose a velocity outside the ... -
Analytical and Experimental Evaluation of Various Active Suspension Alternatives for Superior Ride Comfort and Utilization of Autonomous Vehicles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Autonomous vehicles (AVs) give the driver opportunity to engage in productive or pleasure-related activities, which will increase AV’s utility and value. It is anticipated that many AVs will be equipped with active suspension ... -
Can We Localize an Autonomous Vehicle From a Single Image? DeepGeometric Six DegreesofFreedom Localization in TopoMetric Maps
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)We describe a deepgeometric localizer that is able to estimate the full six degreesoffreedom (DOF) global pose of the camera from a single image in a previously mapped environment. Our map is a topometric one, with discrete ... -
CenterTrack3D: Improved CenterTrack More Suitable for Three-Dimensional Objects
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Compared with two-dimensional (2D) multi-object tracking (MOT) algorithms, three-dimensional (3D) multi-object tracking algorithms have more research significance and broad application prospects in the unmanned vehicles ... -
Comparing Complementary Kalman Filters Against SLAM for Collaborative Localization of Heterogeneous Multirobot Teams
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This paper presents an investigation of collaborative localization for heterogeneous robots, resulting in a scheme for relative localization of a heterogeneous team of low-cost mobile robots. A novel complementary Kalman ... -
Cooperative Eco-Driving for an All-Electric and Mixed Two-Vehicle Platoon Based on Pontryagin's Minimum Principle
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Cooperative eco-driving (Co-ED) is a promising technology for improving vehicle efficiency through appropriate coordination. Additionally, platooning can significantly improve the vehicle's energy efficiency by reducing ... -
Decentralized Swarm Control in Communication-Constrained Environments Using a Blended Leader Follower-Artificial Potential Field With Biologically Inspired Interactions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This paper presents a study of how communication ranges influence the performance of a new decentralized control method for swarms of autonomously navigating ground vehicles that uses a blended leader–follower/artificial ... -
Deep Visible and Thermal Camera-Based Optimal Semantic Segmentation Using Semantic Forecasting
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Visible camera-based semantic segmentation and semantic forecasting are important perception tasks in autonomous driving. In semantic segmentation, the current frame’s pixel-level labels are estimated using the current ... -
Design and Application of Deep Learning-Based Crash Damage Prediction Model for Self-Driving Cars
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The collision damage of automated cars has grown in importance as self-driving car technology has advanced to the pilot operation stage. To enhance the safety of autonomous vehicles by predicting and preventing potential ... -
Design of a SelfBalancing Vehicle As a Test Rig for Safety Control Strategies Investigations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The present paper is related to a research activity concerning selfbalancing vehicles, with particular reference to the interaction between driver and vehicle’s dynamics, at the aim to investigate safety management and ... -
Distributed Model Predictive Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles in the Presence of Uncertainty
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This article focuses on the development of distributed robust model predictive control (MPC) methods for multiple connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) to ensure their safe operation in the presence of uncertainty. The ... -
Effective Map Merging for Long-Term Autonomous Navigation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)An algorithm is presented that intelligently merges multiple 3D point clouds used for localization based on when the point cloud was recorded to create an updated map that is more similar to the current environment. The ... -
Effects of Body Geometry and Propulsion Type on Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Interactions With Marine Vegetation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Interactions with marine vegetation can disrupt unmanned underwater vehicle missions. Very little information is publicly available about the mechanisms causing these interactions or the consequences of them. This article ... -
Effects of High Fidelity Modeling of Multirotor Drones
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This paper examines two different factors that will affect energy consumption for multi-rotor drones with more than four rotors. First, the choice of aerodynamic model for the rotor blades is examined. Two aerodynamic ... -
Electric Vehicle Energy Management via Traffic Light Detection and Segmental Velocity Forecasting
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Predictive-based power control has been widely recognized as a promising approach to boost driving range and improve system-level energy efficiency for electric vehicles (EVs), in which vehicle velocity forecasting generally ... -
Enhance Road Detection Data Processing of LiDAR Point Clouds to Specifically Identify Unmarked Gravel Rural Roads
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Gravel roads lack standardized features such as curbs or painted lines, presenting detection challenges to autonomous vehicles. Global positioning service (GPS) and high resolution maps may not be reliable for navigation ...