Abstract This paper proposes a novel method to transform the results of qualitative risk analysis into numeric optimal control problem for autonomous ship navigation. Today, making high-level decisions replacing crew onboard is considered difficult, in some part due complexity managing operational risks involved. Although human supervisors, e.g., located remote operating centers are still neede...

This paper presents an efficient and practical approach for a car navigation system (CVM-Car) based on the velocity space optimization paradigm. The method calculates control commands to keep in lane while avoiding obstacles detected by proximity sensors. has follow road path consisting of sequence lanelets. is lower-level reactive that combines pure pursuit obtain reference curvature algorithm...

As part of the TARDEC-funded CANINE (Cooperative Autonomous Navigation in a Networked Environment) Program, iRobot developed LABRADOR (Learning Autonomous Behavior-based Robot for Adaptive Detection and Object Retrieval). LABRADOR was based on the rugged, man-portable, iRobot PackBot unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) equipped with an explosives ordnance disposal (EOD) manipulator arm and a custom g...