A review of vision-based on-board obstacle detection and distance estimation in railways

D Ristić-Durrant, M Franke, K Michels - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper provides a review of the literature on vision-based on-board obstacle detection
and distance estimation in railways. Environment perception is crucial for autonomous …

Dist-yolo: Fast object detection with distance estimation

M Vajgl, P Hurtik, T Nejezchleba - Applied sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
We present a scheme of how YOLO can be improved in order to predict the absolute
distance of objects using only information from a monocular camera. It is fully integrated into …

DefGAN: Defect detection GANs with latent space pitting for high-speed railway insulator

D Zhang, S Gao, L Yu, G Kang, X Wei… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a key component of the high-speed railway catenary, the insulator plays an important role
in supporting the catenary and maintaining the insulation between the catenary and earth …

FarNet: An attention-aggregation network for long-range rail track point cloud segmentation

Z Wang, G Yu, P Chen, B Zhou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Rail track segmentation is key to environmental perception of autonomous train. However,
due to the complexity of railway track environment, critical issues such as the detection of rail …

SMART on-board multi-sensor obstacle detection system for improvement of rail transport safety

D Ristić-Durrant, MA Haseeb, M Banić… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents an on-board multi-sensor system which is able to detect obstacles and
estimate their distances in railway scenes in different illumination conditions. The system …

High-precision low-cost gimballing platform for long-range railway obstacle detection

EH Assaf, C von Einem, C Cadena, R Siegwart… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increasing demand for rail transportation results in denser and more high-speed usage of
the existing railway network, making new and more advanced vehicle safety systems …

Robot learning of assistive manipulation tasks by demonstration via head gesture-based interface

M Kyrarini, Q Zheng, MA Haseeb… - 2019 IEEE 16th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Assistive robotic manipulators have the potential to support the lives of people suffering from
severe motor impairments. They can support individuals with disabilities to independently …

Navigation of autonomous mobile robots in dynamic unknown environments based on dueling double deep q networks

K Ozdemir, A Tuncer - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2025 - Elsevier
This study focuses on applying the algorithm of Dueling Double Deep Q Networks to create
a robust and adaptable navigation system for autonomous robots. The main objective of the …

Perspective-2-point solution in the problem of indirectly measuring the distance to a wagon

IA Kudinov, IS Kholopov - 2020 9th Mediterranean Conference …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The article considers an algorithm for solving the problem of indirectly measuring the
distance to a wagon by reducing it to solving the Perspective-2-Point problem. It is shown …

Enhancing Forest Security through Advanced Surveillance Applications

D Buchman, T Krilavičius, R Maskeliūnas - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forests established through afforestation are one of the most precious natural resources,
especially in harsh and desert-biased conditions. Trees are often exposed to various threats …