Research advances and challenges of autonomous and connected ground vehicles

A Eskandarian, C Wu, C Sun - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology can provide a safe and convenient transportation
solution for the public, but the complex and various environments in the real world make it …

Maritime traffic monitoring based on vessel detection, tracking, state estimation, and trajectory prediction

LP Perera, P Oliveira, CG Soares - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Maneuvering vessel detection and tracking (VDT), incorporated with state estimation and
trajectory prediction, are important tasks for vessel navigational systems (VNSs), as well as …

HERB: a home exploring robotic butler

SS Srinivasa, D Ferguson, CJ Helfrich, D Berenson… - Autonomous …, 2010 - Springer
We describe the architecture, algorithms, and experiments with HERB, an autonomous
mobile manipulator that performs useful manipulation tasks in the home. We present new …

Vehicle software upgrade techniques

DS Breed - US Patent 9,443,358, 2016 - Google Patents
(51) Int. Cl.(57) ABSTRACT GOIM 7700(2006.01) System and method for maintaining
functionality of Soft G06F 7/00(2006.01) ware includes initially providing the vehicle with …

Enhanced road boundary and obstacle detection using a downward-looking LIDAR sensor

J Han, D Kim, M Lee, M Sunwoo - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Detection of road boundaries and obstacles is essential for autonomous vehicle navigation.
In this paper, we propose a road boundary and obstacle detection method using a …

The gesture pendant: A self-illuminating, wearable, infrared computer vision system for home automation control and medical monitoring

T Starner, J Auxier, D Ashbrook… - Digest of Papers. Fourth …, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we present a wearable device for control of home automation systems via hand
gestures. This solution has many advantages over traditional home automation interfaces in …

Moving object detection with laser scanners

C Mertz, LE Navarro‐Serment… - Journal of Field …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The detection and tracking of moving objects is an essential task in robotics. The CMU‐RI
Navlab group has developed such a system that uses a laser scanner as its primary sensor …

A lidar and vision-based approach for pedestrian and vehicle detection and tracking

C Premebida, G Monteiro, U Nunes… - 2007 IEEE intelligent …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a sensorial-cooperative architecture to detect, track and classify entities
in semi-structured outdoor scenarios for intelligent vehicles. In order to accomplish this task …

Vehicle component control methods and systems

DS Breed - US Patent 9,008,854, 2015 - Google Patents
Control system for controlling at least one part of a vehicle includes a plurality of sensor
Systems mounted at different locations on the vehicle, each sensor system providing a …

Information Transmittal Techniques for Vehicles

DS Breed - US Patent 8,892,271, 2014 - Google Patents
Method for transmitting information to a vehicle in which, at a location separate and apart
from the vehicle, a determination is made by a processor whether a condition relating to …