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An autonomous dynamic collision avoidance control method for unmanned surface vehicle in unknown ocean environment

open access: yesInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2019
There are many unknown obstacles in the sea, so the autonomous navigation of unmanned surface vehicle needs to avoid them as soon as possible even under the condition of low control ability of the controller.
Yunsheng Fan, Xiaojie Sun, Guofeng Wang
doaj   +1 more source

A-Star (A*) with Map Processing for the Global Path Planning of Autonomous Underwater and Surface Vehicles Operating in Large Areas

open access: yesApplied Sciences
The global path planning system is one of the basic systems ensuring the autonomous operation of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) in a complex aquatic environment.
Rafał Kot   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Control Framework for Autonomous Smart Grids for Space Power Applications [PDF]

open access: yes
With the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) rising interest in lunar surface operations and deep space exploration, there is a growing need to move from traditional ground-based mission operations to more autonomous vehicle level ...
Carbone, Marc A.
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Fuzzy Logic Path Planning System for Collision Avoidance by an Autonomous Rover Vehicle [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
Systems already developed at JSC have shown the benefits of applying fuzzy logic control theory to space related operations. Four major issues are addressed that are associated with developing an autonomous collision avoidance subsystem within a path ...
Murphy, Michael G.
core   +1 more source

Study of Model Predictive Control for Path-Following Autonomous Ground Vehicle Control under Crosswind Effect

open access: yesJournal of Control Science and Engineering, 2016
We present a comparative study of model predictive control approaches of two-wheel steering, four-wheel steering, and a combination of two-wheel steering with direct yaw moment control manoeuvres for path-following control in autonomous car vehicle ...
Fitri Yakub   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and Construction of a Modular Pump-Jet Thruster for Autonomous Surface Vehicle Operations in Extremely Shallow Water

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019
This paper describes a customized thruster for Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV). The thruster is a Pump-Jet Module (PJM), which has been expressly designed, modeled, constructed, and tested for small-/medium-sized ASVs that perform environmental ...
A. Odetti   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Project VESTA, exploratory mission to the asteroids: Scientific objectives and technical specifications [PDF]

open access: yes
The VESTA project, a Franco-Soviet collaboration, is described. The VESTA probe will be launched and will pass through the asteroid belts before encountering comets. The probe will be an autonomous vehicle.

core   +1 more source

Experimental implementation controlled SPWM inverter based harmony search algorithm [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
An optimum PI controller using harmony search optimization algorithm (HS) is utilized in this research for the single-phase bipolar SPWM inverter. The aim of this algorithm is to avoid the conventional trial and error procedure which is usually applied ...
A. F. Yahaya, Jabbar   +4 more
core  

Towards a Smart World: Hazard Levels for Monitoring of Autonomous Vehicles’ Swarms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This work explores the creation of quantifiable indices to monitor the safe operations and movement of families of autonomous vehicles (AV) in restricted highway-like environments.
Agarwal, Shivangi   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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