Optimal control for kinematic bicycle model with continuous-time safety guarantees: A sequential second-order cone programming approach

V Freire, X Xu - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The optimal control problem for the kinematic bicycle model is considered where the
trajectories are required to satisfy the safety constraints in the continuous-time sense. Based …

A robotic orchard platform increases harvest throughput by controlling worker vertical positioning and platform speed

Z Fei, SG Vougioukas - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Orchard harvest-aid platforms are used in high-density orchards with SNAP (Simple,
Narrow, Accessible, and Productive) tree architectures. In these orchards, trees are planted …

Decentralized Planning for Car-Like Robotic Swarm in Cluttered Environments

C Ma, Z Han, T Zhang, J Wang, L Xu… - 2023 IEEE/RSJ …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robot swarm is a hot spot in robotic research community. In this paper, we propose a
decentralized framework for car-like robotic swarm which is capable of real-time planning in …

Safe and Energy-Efficient Jerk-Controlled Speed Profiling for On-Road Autonomous Vehicles

F Tarhini, R Talj, M Doumiati - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Efficient speed planning is crucial for the safe and comfortable navigation of autonomous
vehicles in dynamic environments. This paper introduces a novel energy-efficient, jerk …

Jerk constrained velocity planning for an autonomous vehicle: Linear programming approach

Y Shimizu, T Horibe, F Watanabe… - … Conference on Robotics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Velocity Planning for self-driving vehicles in a complex environment is one of the most
challenging tasks. It must satisfy the following three requirements: safety with regards to …

Research on the development of autonomous race cars and impact on self-driving cars

A Jiang - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The rise of artificial intelligence has drawn attention to self-driving cars. Although a
commercial autonomous vehicle still have not appeared on market, autonomous race cars …

A safety-guaranteed game-theoretical velocity planning for autonomous vehicles on sharp curve roads

Q Chen, Z Dong, C Liu, L Li - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, a safety-guaranteed game-theoretical velocity planning framework in a
hierarchical manner is proposed to generate safe, ride comfort, and travel efficiency …

A Safety-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning-Based Decision-Making Method by the Dimensionality Reduction Monte Carlo Tree Search

L Zhang, S Cheng, Z Wang, J Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Left-turning at unsignalized intersections poses significant challenges for automated
vehicles. On this regard, Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) methods can achieve better …

Physics-Informed Particle-Based Reinforcement Learning for Autonomy in Signalized Intersections

M Emamifar, SF Ghoreishi - International Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, we develop a framework to enhance the control of autonomous vehicles within
signalized intersections by integrating system dynamics with imperfect sensor data …

Multi-Profile Quadratic Programming (MPQP) for Optimal Gap Selection and Speed Planning of Autonomous Driving

AM Anon, S Bae, M Saroya, D Isele - arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.06305, 2024 - arxiv.org
Smooth and safe speed planning is imperative for the successful deployment of autonomous
vehicles. This paper presents a mathematical formulation for the optimal speed planning of …