This paper describes a Player/Stage simulation framework for mobile robot olfactory experiments. The PlumeSim framework simulates odor transport in the environment, as well as olfactory detection systems. The odor tra...
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This paper describes a Player/Stage simulation framework for mobile robot olfactory experiments. The PlumeSim framework simulates odor transport in the environment, as well as olfactory detection systems. The odor transport can be based on analytical theoretical models, data generated by dedicated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software packages, or data acquired in a real environment. The framework is validated through comparison of the results of simulated and real mobile robot olfactory experiments.
Autonomous vehicles require a reliable perception of their environment to operate in real-world conditions. Awareness of moving objects is one of the key components for the perception of the environment. This paper pr...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781467365970
Autonomous vehicles require a reliable perception of their environment to operate in real-world conditions. Awareness of moving objects is one of the key components for the perception of the environment. This paper proposes a method for detection and tracking of moving objects (DATMO) in dynamic environments surrounding a moving road vehicle equipped with a Velodyne laser scanner and GPS/IMU localization system. First, at every time step, a local 2.5D grid is built using the last sets of sensor measurements. Along time, the generated grids combined with localization data are integrated into an environment model called local 2.5D map. In every frame, a 2.5D grid is compared with an updated 2.5D map to compute a 2.5D motion grid. A mechanism based on spatial properties is presented to suppress false detections that are due to small localization errors. Next, the 2.5D motion grid is post-processed to provide an object level representation of the scene. The detected moving objects are tracked over time by applying data association and Kalman filtering. The experiments conducted on different sequences from KITTI dataset showed promising results, demonstrating the applicability of the proposed method.
The number of applications for central catadioptric systems, often called central panoramic systems, is increasing. Among these are surveillance systems, commercial systems for Web navigation and robot localization an...
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ISBN:
(纸本)076951695X
The number of applications for central catadioptric systems, often called central panoramic systems, is increasing. Among these are surveillance systems, commercial systems for Web navigation and robot localization and navigation. This work is involved with the latter, and presents an analytical method for pose estimation using any central catadioptric system. Any known four points in the world, forming a planar rectangle. may be used for pose computation. The computed pose includes the rotation and the translation from the camera coordinate system to the world coordinate system.
Platooning with IVC-enabled autonomous vehicles may enable a significant increase in lane capacity, if performed with constant spacing policies. However, to be effective, such system is very demanding with respect to ...
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Platooning with IVC-enabled autonomous vehicles may enable a significant increase in lane capacity, if performed with constant spacing policies. However, to be effective, such system is very demanding with respect to communication performance and reliability. Dedicated short range communications (DSRC) is the prominent intervehicle communication (IVC) technology. However, its reliability rises concerns when operating under platooning scenarios. In this paper we identify some specific problems that platooning pose to DSRC, through the simulation of several scenarios implemented in the NS-3 network simulator. Moreover, we propose a new concept of IVC when applied to platoons, using simultaneously two different communication technologies: DSRC and infrared (IR). New guidelines toward more efficient use of IVC transmission media are suggested, e.g., by broadcasting the event-driven type of messages through DSRC, whereas periodic vehicle control-based messages use the IR channel, in unicast. Furthermore, the base architecture of the IVC proposed system is presented.
This article explores the topic involving children with autism, referencing what this condition is about, as well as the hypotheses for approaching the problem based on the literature reviewed. The proposed approach i...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798350314403
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350314410
This article explores the topic involving children with autism, referencing what this condition is about, as well as the hypotheses for approaching the problem based on the literature reviewed. The proposed approach involves the creation of an adequate space with an immersive interactive system based on musical stimuli, and physical exercise to improve their communication, memory, visual and motor capabilities, and eventually potentiate the development of artistic skills. The development of this interactive system includes the development of an avatar that will be animated using Motion Capture technology, so it can interact with the child and accompany him/her while doing the exercises with fluid movements.
An approach to increase road capacity consists in making vehicles move much closer to each other, i.e. using platoons, and to avoid the constant stop-and-go in urban traffic. This paper addresses the studies of new mo...
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An approach to increase road capacity consists in making vehicles move much closer to each other, i.e. using platoons, and to avoid the constant stop-and-go in urban traffic. This paper addresses the studies of new models to allow the research of cooperative and autonomous communication-enabled vehicles, with platooning capabilities, and the addition of new features in SUMO (Simulation for Urban MObility) to allow the simulation of those models. Simulations results of vehicle platoons using constant spacing instead of the more common constant time headway, with intervehicle communications, are reported in the paper. The platoon leaders are controlled by an external application and the simulation platform works at the subsecond level.
In this paper, we present a P300 model for control of Cerebot - a mind-controlled humanoid robot, including a procedure of acquiring P300 signals, topographical distribution analysis of P300 signals, and a classificat...
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This paper addresses the problem of driving a quadrotor vehicle along a predefined 3-D trimming path. The proposed solution relies on the definition of a path-dependent error space to express the dynamic model of the ...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781479986422
This paper addresses the problem of driving a quadrotor vehicle along a predefined 3-D trimming path. The proposed solution relies on the definition of a path-dependent error space to express the dynamic model of the vehicle, which results in linear time-invariant dynamics for the error system. The controller synthesis problem is then formulated as a linear quadratic regulator problem for LTI systems. The control strategy adopts the D-methodology integrated with the anti-windup technique in order to achieve zero static error for the integral states and to avoid actuator saturation. Experimental results where a quadrotor follows a trimming trajectory are presented to illustrate the performance of the proposed controller.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are highly manoeuvrable platforms that are becoming popular to map and localise the source of chemical substances in the environment. However, their propellers disturb the environment a...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are highly manoeuvrable platforms that are becoming popular to map and localise the source of chemical substances in the environment. However, their propellers disturb the environment and may seriously impact the measurements and the expected results in such applications. Some works have already addressed this problem, but only for specific cases and proposing different solutions about the best way to mitigate this problem. This work studies the impact of propellers for multiple sensor positions and 3 UAVs of different sizes, in an Odour Source Localisation (OSL) problem under field conditions and compares the results with a non-disturbing setup. The experiments show a significant impact on the measured signals from asymmetrical frames and from the motion of the agent, with the best results achieved from sensors acquiring data on intake air regions.
Nowadays, handwriting still plays an important role in our lives, even though we live in a progressively more digital era. Therefore, losing the ability to write, whether because of physical or psychological complicat...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798331518493
ISBN:
(纸本)9798331518509
Nowadays, handwriting still plays an important role in our lives, even though we live in a progressively more digital era. Therefore, losing the ability to write, whether because of physical or psychological complications, can become a huge handicap. The system described herein aims, in a first stage, to enable handwriting training through haptic guidance. The implementation was performed in Visual Studio and with the use of OpenHaptics toolkit. The second stage consists in character classification, written using a haptic joystick. The pre-eminent procedure for digit classification consists in the use of Histogram of Oriented Gradients coupled with a multiclass Support Vector Machine (HOG-SVM) whereas for letters the strategy involves using a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN).
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