On-Line Path Generation and Tracking for High-Speed Wheeled Autonomous Vehicles

Abstract

Study after study has shown the benefits of speed in military operations, both in terms of engaging the enemy, avoiding ambushes and successfully completing the mission. The US Army has been promoting the large-scale deployment of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles in the battlefield, either as part of the support supply chain (convoys) or as active participants in the battle zone. It is clear even to the non-expert that these vehicles will not survive for long in the battlefield if they are restrained to move and maneuver using the modest speeds demonstrated to date. A class of vehicles we envision to be completely automated in the future are ground wheeled vehicles that operate in hostile off-road environments (e.g., battlefields). A typical mission would be to drive the vehicle from point A to point B, avoid any obstacles, while minimizing exposure to danger. In general, minimization of the exposure to danger involves driving in minimum time or with maximum average velocity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510040

Entities

People

  • Panagiotis Tsiotras

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Computational Complexity
  • Control Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Information Operations
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Military Operations
  • Motion Planning
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs