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Adaptive Path Planning for Depth Constrained Bathymetric Mapping with an Autonomous Surface Vessel
This paper describes the design, implementation and testing of a suite of
algorithms to enable depth constrained autonomous bathymetric (underwater
topography) mapping by an Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV). Given a target depth
and a bounding polygon, the ASV will find and follow the intersection of the
bounding polygon and the depth contour as modeled online with a Gaussian
Process (GP). This intersection, once mapped, will then be used as a boundary
within which a path will be planned for coverage to build a map of the
Bathymetry. Methods for sequential updates to GP's are described allowing
online fitting, prediction and hyper-parameter optimisation on a small embedded
PC. New algorithms are introduced for the partitioning of convex polygons to
allow efficient path planning for coverage. These algorithms are tested both in
simulation and in the field with a small twin hull differential thrust vessel
built for the task.Comment: 21 pages, 9 Figures, 1 Table. Submitted to The Journal of Field
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A path planning and path-following control framework for a general 2-trailer with a car-like tractor
Maneuvering a general 2-trailer with a car-like tractor in backward motion is
a task that requires significant skill to master and is unarguably one of the
most complicated tasks a truck driver has to perform. This paper presents a
path planning and path-following control solution that can be used to
automatically plan and execute difficult parking and obstacle avoidance
maneuvers by combining backward and forward motion. A lattice-based path
planning framework is developed in order to generate kinematically feasible and
collision-free paths and a path-following controller is designed to stabilize
the lateral and angular path-following error states during path execution. To
estimate the vehicle state needed for control, a nonlinear observer is
developed which only utilizes information from sensors that are mounted on the
car-like tractor, making the system independent of additional trailer sensors.
The proposed path planning and path-following control framework is implemented
on a full-scale test vehicle and results from simulations and real-world
experiments are presented.Comment: Preprin
Synthesis of a model of the human operator engaged in a tracking task
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