Advanced control architecture for autonomous vehicles

Markus Maurer; Ernst Dieter Dickmanns

doi:10.1117/12.277222

26 June 1997 Advanced control architecture for autonomous vehicles

Markus Maurer, Ernst Dieter Dickmanns

Proceedings Volume 3087, Navigation and Control Technologies for Unmanned Systems II; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277222
Event: AeroSense '97, 1997, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

An advanced control architecture for autonomous vehicles is presented. The hierarchical architecture consists of four levels: a vehicle level, a control level, a rule-based level and a knowledge-based level. A special focus is on forms of internal representation, which have to be chosen adequately for each level. The control scheme is applied to VaMP, a Mercedes passenger car which autonomously performs missions on German freeways. VaMP perceives the environment with its sense of vision and conventional sensors. It controls its actuators for locomotion and attention focusing. Modules for perception, cognition and action are discussed.

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Markus Maurer and Ernst Dieter Dickmanns "Advanced control architecture for autonomous vehicles", Proc. SPIE 3087, Navigation and Control Technologies for Unmanned Systems II, (26 June 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277222

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