A real-time local path planning algorithm for the wave glider based on time-stamped collision detection and improved artificial potential field

S Zhang, H Sang, X Sun, F Liu, Y Zhou, P Yu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The local path planning technology of wave gliders (WGs) is faced with two inherent
difficulties: the impact of the complex marine environment on the path and the weak …

Safe and adaptive autonomous navigation under uncertainty based on sequential waypoints and reachability analysis

NMB Lakhal, L Adouane, O Nasri, JBH Slama - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new approach for a safe autonomous navigation based on reliable
state space reachability analysis. This latter improves an already proposed flexible …

[HTML][HTML] An enhanced adaptive 3D path planning algorithm for mobile robots with obstacle buffering and improved Theta* using minimum snap trajectory smoothing

L Han, L He, X Sun, Z Li, Y Zhang - … of King Saud University-Computer and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes an adaptive robot pathfinding algorithm (MS-W-Theta*) based on fused
trajectory smoothing with 3D maps. Firstly, we introduce an obstacle buffer in the 3D map …

Optimal navigation for AGVs: A soft actor–critic-based reinforcement learning approach with composite auxiliary rewards

H Guo, Z Ren, J Lai, Z Wu, S Xie - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we address the problem of real-time navigation and obstacle avoidance for
automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in dynamic environments, which is a primary research …

Precision route planning method based on UAV remote sensing and genetic algorithm for weeding machine

K Zou, H Wang, F Zhang, C Zhang, D Kai - Applied Intelligence, 2023 - Springer
Weeds are one of the most important agricultural hazards. The widespread spraying of
herbicides not only wastes chemicals but also pollutes the environment. In this paper, a …

Transformer based composite network for autonomous driving trajectory prediction on multi-lane highways

O Sharma, NC Sahoo, NB Puhan - Applied Intelligence, 2024 - Springer
In order to navigate through complex traffic scenarios safely and efficiently, the autonomous
vehicle (AV) predicts its own behavior and future trajectory based on the predicted …

Reference tracking optimization with obstacle avoidance via task prioritization for automated driving

F Vitale, C Roncoli - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Obstacle avoidance is a fundamental operation for automated driving and its formulation
traditionally originates from robotics and decision making control fields. Given the high …

Varying Zonotopic tube RMPC with switching logic for lateral path tracking of autonomous vehicle

H Zheng, L Zheng, Y Li, K Wang, Z Zhang… - Journal of the Franklin …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Model mismatch caused by strong nonlinearity and other factors will severely
impact the lateral path tracking control in Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) under extreme …

Vision based sidewalk navigation for last-mile delivery robot

M Wen, J Zhang, T Chen, G Peng… - … Conference on Control …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Navigating delivery robot along the sidewalk safely and robustly in a campus environment is
extremely challenging due to the narrow motion space, appearance changes and unstable …

Trajectory planning based on spatio-temporal reachable set considering dynamic probabilistic risk

X Zhang, B Yang, X Pei, S Lu - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Trajectory planning in complex traffic situations has always been a challenging task for
intelligent vehicles. Comparing to the decoupling method, the spatio-temporal trajectory …